Canadian businesses concerned AI bill moving forward without their testimony
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is seriously concerned Canadian businesses weren’t able to testify on proposed federal artificial intelligence legislation.
Canada
Mar 7
Recipe: Chef Ned Bell’s B.C. turkey burger
Chef Ned Bell shows how to make B.C. turkey burgers with tomato jam, mustard mayo and pickled peppers just in time for BBQ season.
Entertainment
Apr 28
Bill banning transgender athletes from publicly-funded sports quashed in B.C.
A proposal by BC Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports didn't get to first base.
Politics
Apr 30
Meter mixup: B.C. woman’s power bill swapped with neighbours for over a decade
A B.C. woman is seeking compensation after learning BC Hydro mixed her and her neigbhours power meters up for more than a decade.
Consumer
9 hours
B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies
B.C. is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online.
Politics
Apr 23
‘Devastating’ blue substance kills thousands of fish at B.C. hatchery
"I got the fateful phone call from one of the guys who came in to clean the tanks," Terry Sawchenko, manager of the Hyde Creek Hatchery told Global News.
Environment
May 1
B.C. highway collision that killed 2 under investigation: police
B.C. Highway Patrol says the collision happened on Highway 5, near Clearwater early Tuesday, at 12:50 a.m.
Traffic
Apr 25
B.C. Sikh leader ‘vindicated’ by arrest of Indian nationals in Nijjar killing
Last September, Canada said there were “credible” allegations linking Indian agents to the June murder of the Sikh separatist leader, a contention India has rejected.
Crime
May 3
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
Raids following temple slaying linked to government of India.
Canada
May 3
Ash tree-killing beetle surfaces in B.C. for first time, detected in Vancouver
It is the first detection of the emerald ash borer or its larvae in British Columbia, and is outside of currently regulated areas for the insect.
Environment
May 2
Security guard who killed man on B.C. university campus convicted of manslaughter
Howard Hill was killed on Sept. 30, 2020, following an altercation with security guard Jack Cruthers Hutchison at Trinity Western University's Langley campus.
Crime
Apr 29
Disturbing evidence admitted in voir dire hearing for B.C. man accused of killing wife
Naomi Onotera, a Surrey School District teacher-librarian, was reported missing on Aug. 29, 2021, and was last seen leaving her home a day earlier.
Crime
Apr 29
Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll stay on the path toward self-government, despite the uncertain future of a contentious bill meant to do just that.
Canada
Apr 18
Taylor, Pendrith join large field of countrymen vying for RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton
B.C's Nick Taylor and Richmond Hill's Taylor Pendrith lead a large field of Canadians lining up to win the open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in three weeks.
Sports
May 6
Lumby, B.C. rallies support for family of woman killed in ‘foul play’ incident
A small North Okanagan community is starting to rally support for the family of Tatjana Stefanski, who died earlier this week in an incident described by RCMP as foul play.
Crime
Apr 17
Organizers hold ninth annual memorial for B.C. Mountie killed by impaired driver
Const. Sarah Beckett was fatally struck by Kenneth Fenton, who had alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in his system when he was evading police on April 5, 2016.
Crime
Apr 15
Three B.C. men fined, banned from hunting after killing pregnant deer
The BC Conservation Officer Service says three men have been sentenced for illegally killing two deer and a marmot near Kamloops back in 2020.
Environment
Apr 18
New B.C. bill would let First Nations acquire, hold land
British Columbia's government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire and hold land in the province.
Politics
Apr 2
Woman found dead in B.C. field was killed by dogs, not a bear: coroner
Ridge Meadows RCMP officers were called and determined the woman's death was suspicious due to "evident traumatic injuries" according to the Coroner's report.
Crime
Apr 12
Two teens killed in head-on crash in northern B.C.
Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man.
Canada
Apr 7
