B.C.

Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A reservist’s fight against Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of…

Highways prepared for extreme weather ‘new normal,’ says B.C. transportation minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s transportation minister says 130 kilometres of highway that was severely damaged…

100 Vancouver police sent to protect Trudeau after Gaza protest surrounds restaurant
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded a Vancouver Chinatown restaurant where Prime Minister Justin…

Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth
NANAIMO, B.C. – A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the…

Calgary man faces sex assault charges dating back to his time as a teen church leader
Calgary police say a man who works alone with children at a church is facing…

Trudeau, Eby announce $1-billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A billion-dollar battery cell production plant in Maple Ridge, B.C., will…

Sex offender Hopley turned himself in at VPD station ‘because he was cold’: police
Vancouver police say the 10-day manhunt for a high-risk sex offender ended when he turned…
B.C. man ordered to pay $450,000 over 2019 wildfire triggered by debris burn
VICTORIA – The B.C. Forest Appeals Commission says a man who lit a large debris…

Teck Resources agrees to sell steelmaking coal business to Glencore
The CEO of Teck Resources Ltd. said its decision to sell a majority stake in…

CAE profits leap by a third as demand for pilot training takes off
MONTREAL – CAE Inc. continued to ride the tailwinds of a resurgence of commercial air…

Real estate market notches downward amid climbing interest rates, association says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia real estate sales and prices bumped up slightly in October compared…

BBC says 2 more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand’s behavior
LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Tuesday two more people have come forward to complain…

Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save health-care costs: study
VANCOUVER – Loss. That’s the word that comes to mind when Linda Riches thinks of…

Wily wolf-dog, dubbed WD-40, gives rescuers the slip on Vancouver Island
COOMBS, B.C. – Residents in southeastern Vancouver Island are being asked to keep an eye…

B.C. housing minister tells people not to help ‘desperate scammers’ with Airbnb fraud
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s minister of housing is warning people not to take part in…