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Petition calls for new Vancouver Aquatic Centre proposal to be pulled back

Petition calls for new Vancouver Aquatic Centre proposal to be pulled back

The Vancouver Park Board will vote on the proposal on Monday at 6:30 p.m.
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Police release names of victims in Abbotsford, B.C. double homicide

Police release names of victims in Abbotsford, B.C. double homicide

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police have released the names of the two victims in an Abbotsford, B.C., double homicide in January.
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Two drivers accused of hitting same pedestrian then leaving B.C. crash site

Two drivers accused of hitting same pedestrian then leaving B.C. crash site

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., say charges have been approved against two drivers who are accused of leaving the scene after allegedly running over the same pedestrian.
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Flood watch up due to possible ice jam on B.C. Interior waterways

Flood watch up due to possible ice jam on B.C. Interior waterways

VICTORIA — British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has posted a flood watch on three Interior waterways because of the chance of a midseason ice jam.
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B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building

B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Indigenous relations minister is condemning "racist vandalism" of a Treaty 8 Tribal Association office in Fort St. John last weekend.
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No damages reported after earthquake shakes parts of Alberta, B.C.

No damages reported after earthquake shakes parts of Alberta, B.C.

GRANDE CACHE, Alta. — Earthquakes Canada says some Alberta and B.C. residents may have felt the ground shake Thursday morning. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was detected roughly 63 kilometres northeast of Grande Cache, Alta.
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Two men found guilty in death in Nanaimo park sentenced to eight years

Two men found guilty in death in Nanaimo park sentenced to eight years

Aiden Bell and Mark Jayden Harrison engaged in “utterly brainless and lethal thuggery” in Fred Parsons’ death and present an “enduring danger” to the public, the judge said
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Temper, not psychosis, likely led Langford man to kill mother, Crown argues

Temper, not psychosis, likely led Langford man to kill mother, Crown argues

Ryan Elder likely killed his mother because he lost his temper, not because he believed his life was at risk, the Crown said in closing arguments Wednesday
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Pounding rain, damaging winds battering parts of B.C. through Wednesday

Pounding rain, damaging winds battering parts of B.C. through Wednesday

VANCOUVER — Heavy rain and strong winds pummeled parts of British Columbia on Wednesday. Environment Canada had issued warnings for much of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and eastern and northern sections of Metro Vancouver.
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Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission

Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission

VICTORIA — A former longtime British Columbia legislator has been appointed to the province's independent facilitating body for treaty negotiations on First Nations rights and title.
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