B.C.

Manitoba premier says work is underway on measures to fight election interference
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says work is underway on a bill aimed at…

Calgary army reservist and museum director killed while ice climbing in B.C.
CALGARY — A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern…

Man arrested after attempted armed robbery at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a man has been charged after an attempted armed…

Missing hiker with arrest warrant found after friends delay police report, says RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia are asking the public to be honest…

‘Devastating loss’: Fire engulfs Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island
Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resort on northeast Vancouver Island into a…

Oliver is B.C.’s most popular name in 2024, as century of data show names come and go
VICTORIA — Oliver was the most popular name for babies in British Columbia in 2024,…

B.C. police find ‘ghost gun’ in car after driver said she couldn’t remember name
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Police say a woman in northeastern British Columbia who told…

B.C. ringing in new year with home-flipping tax, with income tax rebate on the way
VICTORIA — A maximum 20-per-cent home-flipping tax is among new regulations taking effect in British…

Vancouver’s Bench Accounting to be acquired by California-based HR tech company
VANCOUVER — A California-based HR tech company says it will acquire a Vancouver-based bookkeeping service…

B.C. police watchdog looks into injury of man arrested for urinating on RCMP station
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s police watchdog is seeking witnesses after a man was arrested…

Vancouver Island police investigate car in ditch, find driver with gunshot wounds
VANCOUVER — Police on Vancouver Island say an early morning report of a car in…

Rogers activates new cellular towers on B.C.’s Highway of Tears to boost 911 access
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Telecom giant Rogers Communications says it has activated five new cellular…

‘We have no back road’: Panic in tiny Kootenay towns as B.C. ferry strike escalates
PROCTER, B.C. — A sense of panic is growing in tiny southeast British Columbia communities…

Man charged after nurse attacked, seriously injured at B.C. hospital
PORT MOODY, B.C. — A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a nurse at…

B.C. court orders fraudster who owes $36.7M to pay from retirement funds
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Securities Commission says a man behind one of the province’s…