News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 22)

British Columbia The 2025 Invictus Games have wrapped up in Vancouver with a closing ceremony headlined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Evening featured performances by band Barenaked Ladies and Montreal singer Marie-MaiThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 17, 2025 12:44 AM EST |Continue Reading

British Columbia For three weeks in November and December 2021, iconic Canadian clothing chains Bootlegger, Cleo and Ricki’s found themselves paralyzed —staring down the barrel of the “critical holiday season” but prevented by ransomware from moving inventory. The cyber-attack was just one of a host of problems that pushed theirContinue Reading

British Columbia A Fraser Health resident contracted measles abroad and health officials say the exposure risk is linked to Air Canada Flight 66 and YVR’s international arrivals area. Officials say passengers on Vancouver-bound Air Canada Flight 66 on Tuesday may have been exposedThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2025Continue Reading

British Columbia A flag manufacturer in British Columbia says it is seeing a rise in sales of Canadian flags amid threats of U.S. tariffs, including a spike in orders from south of the border.  5 former prime ministers urge Canadians to fly the red maple leaf this weekend in displayContinue Reading

British Columbia The president of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association says he wants people to know that for most drivers, getting behind the wheel of a Tesla isn’t a political statement. Vancouver police say they’re investigating a case of vandalism at a Tesla dealershipCBC News · Posted: Feb 15, 2025Continue Reading

British Columbia Neko Case’s childhood and path to becoming a Grammy-nominated musician are detailed in her new memoir, The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, available now. Neko Case’s memoir, The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, is on bookstore shelves now Courtney Dickson · CBCContinue Reading

British Columbia As concerns rise about Canada’s reliance on the United States for energy exports, Enbridge Inc. chief executive Greg Ebel says getting a big new energy export project off the ground in this country would require drastic shifts in government policy — including an end to the carbon tax. EndContinue Reading

British Columbia Chinese crime networks and Mexican cartels are using Canadian ports to trade highly lucrative fish bladders for the precursor chemicals needed to produce fentanyl. Totoaba fish worth tens of thousands being traded for component parts of fentanyl: CBSA report Michelle Ghoussoub · CBC News · Posted: Feb 14,Continue Reading

British Columbia The investigation began with gunshots in the middle of the night, a wounded deer and attempts by alarmed locals in the tiny community of Bridge Lake, B.C., to effect the “citizen’s arrest” of a hunter allegedly deserted by his friends. It led to a months-long poaching investigation intoContinue Reading