News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 41)

British Columbia Vancouver police shot and killed a man in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday after he stabbed one person and injured another, a VPD spokesperson told reporters at an afternoon news conference. Man shot near Robson and Hamilton streets, Vancouver police say Vancouver police on the scene of what they wereContinue Reading

British Columbia Federal cabinet minister Harjit Sajjan is defending his decision to accept taxpayer-funded Taylor Swift tickets for himself and his daughter. Sajjan donated $1,500 to Greater Vancouver Food Bank in lieu of payment for tickets from Crown corporation Yasmine Ghania · CBC News · Posted: Dec 04, 2024 12:34Continue Reading

British Columbia Hunters across British Columbia are being asked to help monitor chronic wasting disease, an illness affecting deer, elk, and moose. 4th confirmed case of the fatal disease was found in a white-tailed deer in the Kootenay regionCBC · Posted: Dec 03, 2024 7:05 PM EST | Last Updated: DecemberContinue Reading

British Columbia The partner of a man who went missing near Chetwynd, B.C. more than six weeks ago says she believes their dog, which disappeared at the same time, has been found alive. Calls out to renew search for Jim Barnes near Chetwynd, B.C. Andrew Kurjata · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia The elusive owner of defunct B.C. cryptocurrency exchange has been fined $18.4 million for defrauding customers by spending their supposedly secure bitcoin on gambling websites. Regulator says misappropriated bitcoin would be worth tens of millions at today’s cryptocurrency prices Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Dec 02,Continue Reading

British Columbia The Nadleh Whut’en First Nation announced the preliminary findings of an ongoing search of the grounds of Lejac Indian Residential School on Saturday afternoon, with the nation saying a number of potential unmarked graves were identified. Nadleh Whut’en First Nation says search of Lejac residential school grounds toContinue Reading

British Columbia A group of Vancouver Island doctors and other health-care professionals say they’re frustrated with the decision to halt the overdose prevention sites. Health authority had planned to open sites at 3 hospitals, leaked documents show Emily Fagan · CBC News · Posted: Nov 30, 2024 11:00 AM EST |Continue Reading

British Columbia In what may seem like a call-back to 1980s whale culture, a resident orca off the coast of Washington state was recently spotted sporting a dead salmon on its head.  Experts say it’s a good sign the whales are playing with their food, after orca spotted with ‘hat’ last monthContinue Reading

British Columbia A new report on the destructive and costly 2023 Central Okanagan wildfires is detailing how flames spread in communities and why some homes were more likely to catch fire while others were spared. Homes with coniferous trees and other combustable material within 10 metres of them were moreContinue Reading