B.C.

RCMP investigate suspected homicide of Nanaimo man found dead Saturday
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say they are investigating after a man was found dead at…

Another 17 COVID-19 deaths in B.C., booster dose vaccination reaches 51.5 per cent
VICTORIA – Nine COVID-19 outbreaks at seniors’ care homes in British Columbia have been declared…

B.C. lawyer for Crown says stay application in old-growth logging case is flawed
NANAIMO, B.C. – A lawyer for the Crown says a court application asking for a…

New vaccine mandate applies to all regulated health professionals in B.C. by March 24
VICTORIA – Vaccinations against COVID-19 will be required of all regulated health workers in B.C.…

Lawyers for those arrested at B.C. old-growth logging protest want stay of charges
NANAIMO, B.C. – Lawyers for several people arrested for breaching an injunction during protests over…

Census shows B.C.’s population hit five million after 7.6 per cent growth
VANCOUVER – Canada’s latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the…

B.C. premier backs COVID-19 health restrictions, will not bend to horn honking
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says British Columbia won’t be pressured by “honking horns” to…

B.C. expected to have more than 1 million job openings in the next decade
VICTORIA – The latest labour market outlook for British Columbia shows nearly 80 per cent…

Brain injury endemic among homeless populations: Vancouver research
VANCOUVER – Traumatic brain injury is so common among the homeless that prevention should be…

No parking for wood splitter at centre of case against former B.C. clerk, court hears
VANCOUVER – The former facilities manager at the British Columbia legislature told a trial Wednesday…

Indigenous former justice minister outlines vision for ‘true reconciliation’
VANCOUVER – Canada’s former justice minister outlined her vision for “true reconciliation” during a mineral…

Booster shot rate in B.C. crests 49 per cent, while 19 more deaths are registered
VICTORIA – Another 19 people have died in British Columbia due to complications from COVID-19.…

No cause yet for Vancouver house fire that killed three family members
VANCOUVER – The smell of smoke lingered Monday after a house fire in Vancouver killed…
Two men in stable condition after shooting RCMP believe linked to drug trade
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP say two men who were seriously injured in a shooting…

Four deaths in Richmond, B.C., believed to be a murder-suicide, police say
RICHMOND, B.C. – Homicide investigators say they believe the targeted shooting that left four people…