B.C.

BoC’s governing council split on whether interest rates need to rise further
OTTAWA – Further interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada are very much still…

Partial reopening of Highway 3 near Keremeos, B.C., after slide forced evacuations
KEREMEOS, B.C. – Crews have partially reopened a major highway through southern British Columbia as…

Indigo reports lower sales, net loss in second quarter as customers cut back
TORONTO – Indigo Books & Music Inc. reported a net loss of $22.4 million in…

Victim’s mother says drunk driving charge was wrongly dropped in fatal UBC crash case
RICHMOND, B.C. – The mother of a young man killed by a speeding driver on…

Judge tells Ibrahim Ali jury to disregard testimony of Crown witness who died
VANCOUVER – The judge in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali, who is accused…

Father of boy abducted in 2011 wasn’t told about Hopley’s escape from halfway house
VANCOUVER – The father of a boy abducted in 2011 by Randall Hopley, a high-risk…
Ballard Power Systems reports Q3 loss, revenue up nearly 30% from year ago
VANCOUVER – Ballard Power Systems Inc. reported a larger loss in its latest quarter compared…

Woman missing from B.C. First Nation along Highway of Tears found dead
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – A woman who disappeared from a First Nations community in central British…

Crown and defence say driver should serve 3 years after killing two UBC students
RICHMOND, B.C. – The man who killed two University of British Columbia students in a…

Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police
British Columbia’s attorney general says it’s “unacceptable”that a high-risk sex offender was able to walk…

Israel, Hamas conflict causes surge of discrimination, B.C. rights commissioner says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s human rights commissioner says the devastating events in and around the…

Two properties in southern B.C. evacuated as rock slide severs part of Highway 3
KEREMEOS, B.C. – A rock slide has closed a major southern British Columbia highway in…
Rogers to lock out former Shaw technicians Monday after contract talks break down
A breakdown in contract negotiations has prompted plans by Rogers Communication Inc. to lock out…

GOP Rep. Ken Buck plans to challenge his party’s direction under Trump as he leaves the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. When the Colorado Republican announced this…
Clocks set to ‘fall back’ Sunday as daylight time ends for most Canadians
TORONTO – Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour early Sunday…