B.C.

B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source: wildlife group
VICTORIA – A British Columbia wildlife protection group says chinook salmon that form the key…

Talks resume Saturday to avoid potential B.C. bus strike
VANCOUVER – Negotiations to reach a pay deal for transit supervisors and avert a potential…

Human remains found after Osoyoos, B.C., mobile home fire, RCMP say
OSOYOOS, B.C. – Mounties in Osoyoos say first responders have found human remains at the…

Toronto Public Library gradually recovering from hack, more services back in Feb
TORONTO – Canada’s largest public library system is gradually restoring more of its services after…

Winter weather shuts schools in B.C. again after Vancouver’s snowiest day since 1996
VANCOUVER – Another blast of winter weather hit southern British Columbia Thursday, a day after…

Vancouver bus union warns of shutdown, employer calls expectations ‘unreasonable’
VANCOUVER – The union representing transit supervisors in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland says it will…

B.C. Coroners Service reports 36 outdoor deaths to start year, 5 on cold Jan. 12
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s recent cold snap has been life-threatening for people facing homelessness and…

Four children with strep A have died in B.C. in the past month, disease centre says
VANCOUVER – Four children under the age of 10 who had streptococcal infections have died…

Driver killed after car plunged from second floor of UBC parkade building
VANCOUVER – Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second…

Genealogy test led to Ibrahim Ali’s murder arrest, but methods face ethical debate
VANCOUVER – Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its…

Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica
VICTORIA – A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an…

Storm brings snow day for some in B.C., a brutal blast of winter reality for others
VANCOUVER – The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow Wednesday meant a…

Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.
VANCOUVER – A driver was extracted from the wreckage of their car in a complex…

B.C.’s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier
VICTORIA – Expanding British Columbia’s electrical system is an economic and environmental opportunity the province…

Mayor of Delta, B.C., condemns lack of notification from FortisBC on odorous gas leak
DELTA, B.C. – The mayor of Delta, B.C., is calling the lack of communication from…