Tag Archives: B.C

Andrea Arnold knows a lot about what goes on in the Village of McBride, a community of about 600 people in British Columbia’s Robson Valley. As a reporter for the Rocky Mountain Goat newspaper, she keeps track of wildfires, local sports teams and pretty much everything happening in the picturesque mountain …

A Naramata, B.C., man was handed a life sentence Tuesday for the gruesome killings of two brothers murdered during a drug deal in May 2021. A B.C. Supreme Court judge found Wade Cudmore guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in September in the killings of Erick and Carlo Fryer. The …

The RCMP’s body camera program will begin rolling out in B.C. communities Monday, the police force says, as part of a national program. Mounties say about 300 cameras — about 10 per cent of the total cameras that will eventually be distributed in B.C. —will be issued to officers in Mission, Tofino, …

The amount of money it takes for people to earn a living wage has increased across the province, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).  In Metro Vancouver, the living wage is $27.05 an hour, up 5.3 per cent compared to the 2023 report. The …

WARNING: This article contains details of alleged intimate partner violence. A small community of about 8,000 people is mourning the loss of a beloved local nurse, whose estranged husband has been charged with her Monday death, which occurred just east of Trail, B.C.  RCMP say Lindsay Danchella, also known as …

The union representing more than 700 foremen in British Columbia is accusing the workers’ employers of “acting recklessly” by threatening an industry-wide lockout to close all provincial ports by 8 a.m. PT Monday. Frank Morena, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514, said the B.C. Maritime Employers …

Regardless of the final election results in B.C., there’s no denying it: a blue wave has washed over much of British Columbia for the first time in decades.  On Tuesday, the day after B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin asked the NDP to form government, Conservative Leader John Rustad told reporters he’s …

The torrential rains that drenched the Lower Mainland last weekend were the first test for a new, community-led rainwater solution in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.  The St. George Rainway, which is still under construction, is a City of Vancouver project designed at the request of the community and with its …

Crews are heading off the coast of northern B.C. to prevent a 78-year-old shipwreck from leaking oil into the surrounding waters, the Canadian Coast Guard says.  The 77-metre U.S. cargo ship USAT Brigadier General M.G. Zalinski met its unfortunate end in 1946 when it struck a rock near Pitt Island, while transporting …

With the B.C. NDP and B.C. Conservatives neck and neck heading into election day on Saturday, there are also a record number of Independent candidates who — if voted in — could hold the balance of power in a minority government scenario.  British Columbians have only elected one Independent MLA in the …