Vancouver woman fined $100,000 for evading tax on rental property
A Vancouver woman has received a nine-month conditional sentence after evading more than $100,000 in income taxes by pretending a home occupied by a tenant was her principal residence. The Canada Revenue Agency says in a release that Thi Nhan...
Rescue crews save climber who had been stung by 100+ wasps near Sea to Sky...
A climber in British Columbia was rescued by helicopter after being stung more than 100 times by wasps in backcountry north of Vancouver. Lions Bay Search and Rescue says in a social media post on Tuesday that the female climber...
Teresa Wat quits B.C. Conservatives over ‘distasteful’ Findlay remarks
Teresa Wat has quit the B.C. Conservatives and will sit as an Independent, saying she can no longer serve under leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Wat says Findlay failed to apologize over “serious and unfounded accusations” Findlay reportedly made about her that...
Ottawa spending $50M to build three B.C. salmon hatcheries
The federal government has announced more than $50 million in contracts for the construction of three separate hatcheries in British Columbia aimed at salmon conservation. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the projects will be on traditional First Nations territory or...
Family relieved as a man who killed a B.C. family of 6 in 1982 denied...
A relative of a British Columbia family murdered during a camping trip more than four decades ago says she is relieved their killer has once again been denied parole, but frustrated her family will eventually have to relive the process....
Aldergrove shooting injures one person
One person is in hospital after a shooting in Aldergrove Monday night, the Langley RCMP says. Police say it happened near 269 Street and 26A Avenue shortly before 7:30 pm. Aldergrove Shooting 5 Aldergrove Shooting 5 Aldergrove Shooting 4 Aldergrove...
Yachtsman arrested in Ucluelet, B.C., following child sexual exploitation charge in Hawaii
U.S. authorities say a dual Canadian-American yachtsman who sails around the world has been arrested in Ucluelet, B.C., following his indictment in Hawaii for the alleged sexual exploitation of a child. A statement from the U.S. Department of Justice says...
Province cancels plans for downtown Vancouver overdose prevention site
After facing backlash from local businesses, residents and the City of Vancouver, the province has opted not to go ahead with an overdose prevention site (OPS) at 900 Helmcken Street. The news was welcomed by Mayor Ken Sim, who took...
Another B.C. Conservative quits caucus, third this month
Another B.C. Conservative legislator has quit the opposition caucus, with Rosalyn Bird becoming the third this month to exit the party headed by new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Bird says in a statement that she will continue to represent Prince George – Valemount as...
Charges laid after Surrey man allegedly chased a Vancouver security guard with a metal rod
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says a 41-year-old Surrey man has been charged after allegedly chasing a security guard while brandishing a metal rod. Police say the guard was on duty when he found a man sleeping inside a parkade...
