B.C.

Vancouver police say jaywalking pedestrian pulled gun, started shooting at driver
VANCOUVER – Police say a man has been arrested after a pedestrian pulled out a…

Seattle Thunderbirds WHL junior team bus slides off icy highway in B.C., no one hurt
KELOWNA, B.C. – A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team slid off a…

Volunteer search and rescue leaders allege mistreatment by B.C. government
VANCOUVER – Dwight Yochim says he has had some difficult relationships with funders of non-profits…

B.C. ditching pap tests for Canada’s first at-home self-screened cervical cancer plan
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is aiming to eliminate cervical cancer in the province with the…

West Fraser to close one sawmill, curtail another due to high costs and soft markets
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. says it’s closing one U.S. sawmill and indefinitely curtailing…
Winter weather settles in over B.C. with warning of treacherous roads, avalanche risk
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government is warning residents of treacherous roads, cold temperatures and dangerous…

Quebec teachers strike: Parents pleased as kids return to school after nearly 7 weeks
MONTREAL – As children ran up a snow-covered hill toward a Montreal elementary school Tuesday…

Police say dog may have been thrown to its death in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating whether a dog that fell to its death in downtown…

First major snow of the year arriving in much of southern British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Most of southern British Columbia is under a series of snowfall warnings as…

Victims of Montreal New Year’s hit-and-run remembered; accused back in court Feb. 14
MONTREAL – The family of one of the men killed in an alleged hit-and-run on…

B.C. wants unified truck safety system after spate of overpass crashes reveals gaps
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s transport minister has written to his federal counterpart asking for the…

B.C. study details increasing complexity of hospital patients’ needs
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia study showing that hospitalized patients’ medical issues have become increasingly…

Gildan Activewear calls campaign by shareholders to bring back ex-CEO misguided
MONTREAL – The board of directors at Gildan Activewear Inc. says its ousted CEO had…

Another class-action lawsuit over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak filed in Canada
VANCOUVER – A third proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over salmonella-tainted cantaloupes that have…

Man shot in Coquitlam, B.C., over weekend dies of his injuries
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A man injured in the latest shooting in the Metro Vancouver suburb…