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When Jesse Jia-Bei Zhu left British Columbia in 2015, the 62-year-old had a six-month jail sentence and a multimillion-dollar B.C. Supreme Court judgment hanging over his head — fallout from his thwarted plans for global domination of the lucrative bull semen industry. Nearly a decade later, the wily entrepreneur’s name …
Read More »Mistaken identity leads to police drawing weapons, handcuffing Prince George, B.C., school trustee
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A school trustee in Prince George, B.C., says she’s shaken and scared after being surrounded by …
Read More »B.C. woman urges dog owners to watch their pets on walks after husky overdoses on cocaine
Sara Bell had taken her two-year-old husky Nilak to the North 40 Park Reserve in Delta, B.C., when he picked up a napkin off the ground. “He just swallowed it whole,” said Bell. “So, I wasn’t able to get it out of him.” He had done this before so she …
Read More »B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s Virginia warehouse could become ICE facility
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is in talks to buy a Virginia warehouse owned by …
Read More »B.C. couple calls for ban on commercial trapping on public land after death of dog
A couple from Radium Hot Springs, B.C., say they didn’t know traplines were a risk on public land in Canada until their husky Moon died in a baited trap near their home earlier this month. “It was a horrific experience that should never happen to anybody,” said Sean Boxall. Now, …
Read More »How this Indigenous mask from B.C. inspired the Seattle Seahawks logo
More than a decade ago, as the Seattle Seahawks were on the verge of their first of two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, Robin K. Wright’s art history students at the University of Washington became curious about the NFL team’s logo. “My students had some sort of bizarre theories, they thought …
Read More »Trade trumps diplomatic tensions in B.C. premier’s India visit
Before landing in India for a six-day trade mission, B.C. Premier David Eby’s main objective was to pack in as many meetings and garner as much interest in his province’s resources as possible. Less than a year ago, that would have seemed virtually impossible to achieve in a country that …
Read More »B.C. Court of Appeal sides with Purolator after COVID-19 vaccine mandate led to hundreds of firings
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside the decision of a labour administrator who found …
Read More »Worry in border towns 1 year into B.C. residents avoiding trips to Washington state
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A sustained trend of British Columbians staying north of the Washington state border in 2025 is …
Read More »American man extradited to Canada decades after brutal slaying of senior citizen at northern B.C. rest stop
More than two decades after the brutal killing of a great-grandfather at a lonely highway rest stop in northern British Columbia, an American man has been extradited to Canada to face justice. James Daniel Morgan, who is currently serving time for a separate killing in the U.S., appeared in a …
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