Category: British Columbia

In December 2016, CBC News broadcast and published a story that suggested an elderly man from Castlegar, B.C., was the victim of financial abuse by his family.  Peter Stoopnikoff has … Read More

The B.C. government is adding more money to the emergency grant program, available for tourism businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourism Minister Melanie Mark said on Tuesday the additional cash … Read More

RCMP are investigating after a toddler died suddenly on Vancouver Island, according to a statement released Tuesday. The two-year-old child was injured on the Ty Histanis reserve on Dec. 13, in … Read More

In her nearly 20 years as an MLA, Shirley Bond has run seven different ministries — but becoming interim leader of the B.C. Liberal Party may be her toughest challenge.  … Read More

More than 44,000 homes were still in the dark Tuesday morning after the first official winter storm of the season brought heavy snow and harsh winds to southern B.C. on Monday. … Read More

This is an opinion column by Al Etmanski, who is the author of The Power of Disability and recently co-chaired the federal COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group. For more information about … Read More

Graham Boyle, 77, was a patient at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster for five weeks in November and December. During that time, he had two peripheral bypass surgeries on his … Read More

A Vancouver settlement agency is ready to welcome 97 refugees who’ve been detained on islands north of Australia, but COVID-19 has put a wrench in the plan. Applications from the MOSAIC … Read More

Investigators are searching for a suspect after two children reported being groped by a teenager on school grounds in Delta, B.C. According to Delta Police, the two younger boys were … Read More

Changes to the eligibility requirements to the Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant Program will allow more small businesses and tourism operations devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for funding. Ravi Kahlon, … Read More

Even on a dark and rainy Monday morning in Seattle — crowds of people braved the weather, lining up for a closer view of a mini replica of the Rosebud Motel from the … Read More

A large chunk of farmland on southern Vancouver Island has been returned to the Tsartlip First Nation after a historic agreement with the B.C. government. On Dec. 16, the Tsartlip took possession … Read More