14.52°C Vancouver

News

suspect-pleads-guilty-to-two-charges-related-to-osborne-avenue-shooting-new-westminster-police
BCApr 27, 2021

Suspect pleads guilty to two charges related to Osborne Avenue shooting: New Westminster Police

Police in New Westminster say a 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a 2019 shooting that sent a woman to hospital. They say Carlos Monteith has remained in custody since his arrest after the November 2019 that injured the woman. Police say Monteith pleaded guilty this month to charges of discharging a firearm with intent and possession of a loaded prohibited firearm. They say he was sentenced to six-and-a-half years on the first charge and three years on the second. New Westminster Police Department on Twitter: Suspect pleads guilty to two charges related to Osborne Avenu
canadian-armed-forces-sending-personnel-to-nova-scotia-pm-trudeau
CanadaApr 27, 2021

Canadian Armed Forces sending personnel to Nova Scotia: PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian Armed Forces is deploying 60 service members to help out at COVID-19 testing centres in Nova Scotia. Trudeau says the province asked for help as the number of COVID-19 cases has been rising quickly, especially in the Halifax region. This comes the day after the federal government confirmed it would be deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system. Trudeau says the Forces carried out its assessment of what Ontario needs on the ground Monday and that military personnel will be mobilized over the next days. H
trustees-vote-to-end-program-assigning-uniformed-police-officers-to-vancouver-schools
BCApr 27, 2021

Trustees vote to end program assigning uniformed police officers to Vancouver schools

Uniformed police officers will no longer be assigned to Vancouver public schools after trustees voted to end its school liaison officer program.The program has been under review for almost a year due to concerns that uniformed officers make some students anxious or upset, including many identifying as Black, Indigenous or people of colour.Trustees voted eight to one Monday in favour of a motion to halt the program at the end of June.The decision is supported by several groups, including the Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council and associations representingelementary and secondary school
r-day-violence-case-deep-sidhu-visits-rakabganj-gurdwara-after-release-from-tihar-jail
IndiaApr 27, 2021

R-Day violence case: Deep Sidhu visits Rakabganj Gurdwara after release from Tihar Jail

Punjabi actor-tuned-activist Deep Sidhu visited Rakabganj Gurdwara in Delhi after he was released from the Tihar jail on Monday night. Speaking to media outside the Gurdwara, Sidhu thanked the media and people for supporting him and said the judiciary gave me a fair trial."I am thankful of the law of the land, but I can't talk about political vendetta. I am a soldier and will do my work. My solidarity is with farmers, and I'm their soldiers," he said.A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to Sidhu in another Republic Day violence case filed on the basis of the Archeological Survey of India's (AS
b-c-reports-17-deaths-and-nearly-2-500-new-cases-of-covid-19-over-three-days
BCApr 27, 2021

B.C. reports 17 deaths and nearly 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 over three days

British Columbia's top doctor says the province has confirmed that COVID-19 was a factor in the death of an infant from the Interior Health region. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the baby was being treated in hospital in January and the B.C. Coroners' Service has since determined COVID-19 was a factor in the baby's death. Dr. Henry reported the death while addressing concerns raised in Ontario that people are dying at home of COVID-19, saying the coroners' service in B.C. has a process in place to investigate whether the illness was a factor in any unexpected deaths. She says
u-s-planning-to-share-60-million-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-doses
WorldApr 26, 2021

U.S. planning to share 60 million Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 doses

The White House says it is making plans to share up to 60 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. But press secretary Jen Psaki says none of the doses are currently ready, and will be doled out based on need when they are. Psaki says the U.S. is waiting for approval from the Food and Drug Administration to share 10 million doses ``in the coming weeks.'' The remaining 50 million doses are still in production and likely won't be subject to approval until May and June. Psaki says the White House, its COVID-19 advisers and the State Department will be assessing a range of reques
eby-tells-inquiry-about-money-laundering-information-gaps-between-b-c-organizations
BCApr 26, 2021

Eby tells inquiry about money laundering information gaps between B.C. organizations

The cabinet minister who helped set in motion British Columbia's money laundering inquiry says he was getting very different versions about suspicious cash at casinos from officials when he became the minister responsible for gaming in 2017. Attorney General David Eby told the Cullen Commission that there were significant information gaps about suspicious cash at casinos during separate briefings with him from officials at the BC Lottery Corporation and the Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch. Eby testified officials at the lottery corporation told him anti-money laundering efforts were working
b-c-expands-child-and-youth-mental-health-teams-for-early-support
BCApr 26, 2021

B.C. expands child and youth mental health teams for early support

British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister says the province will expand services for young children, school-aged youth and their families. Sheila Malcolmson says 60 new full-time family support workers will be added over the next three years to help deliver services for children with emotional, behavioural and developmental challenges. She says that would give families better access to mental health care during children's formative years. Five integrated child and youth teams currently exist, but the province is aiming to add more teams to another 15 communities by 2024, based o
18-year-old-woman-critically-hurt-after-a-car-crashed-seconds-after-ignoring-an-order-to-pull-over-abbotsford-police
BCApr 26, 2021

18 year old woman critically hurt after a car crashed seconds after ignoring an order to pull over: Abbotsford police

An 18 year old woman has been critically hurt after police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a car crashed seconds after ignoring an order to pull over. A statement from Abbotsford police says the crash happened early Monday on Highway 11 between Abbotsford and Mission. Const. Mike Wilford says the vehicle hit a cement barrier. He says collision specialists are at the scene and the department has also contacted the office that investigates all police-involved cases of serious injury or death. Wilford says members of the Independent Investigations Office are responding. Police are also appealing for das

Just In

12-more-temperature-records-broken-in-b-c-as-hot-weather-persists
BCJun 10, 2025

12 more temperature records broken in B.C. as hot weather persists

Another dozen temperature records have fallen in British Columbia thanks to the ongoing spell of warm weather brought to the province by a ridge of high pressure. Monday was also the third day in a row that the hottest spot in Canada was in B.C. The mercury peaked in B.C. at 36.7 Celsius in Osoyoos Monday afternoon, a new daily record. Other areas where the 12 temperature records were set Monday included Trail, which reached 36.6 Celsius, and Castlegar, which hit 36.4 Celsius and broke a record set in 1918. Environment Canada says the "early season heat event" that brought 15 daily records on
WorldJun 10, 2025

Iran says it executed 9 Islamic State group militants detained after a 2018 attack

Iran says it executed nine militants of the Islamic State group detained after a 2018 attack. The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced the executions Tuesday. It described the militants as being detained after they were involved in a clash with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that killed three Iranian troops.
israel-attacks-yemeni-port-city-houthi-rebels-say
WorldJun 10, 2025

Israel attacks Yemeni port city, Houthi rebels say

Israel attacked docks in Yemen’s port city of Hodeida on Tuesday, the Houthi rebels said.The Houthis announced the attack via their al-Masirah satellite news channel. They said the attack targeted docks there, without elaborating.There was no immediate acknowledgment of the attack from Israel.
eby-says-its-not-him-blocking-smiths-oil-pipeline-its-lack-of-money-and-proponent
BCJun 10, 2025

Eby says it's not him blocking Smith's oil pipeline, it's lack of money and proponent

British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's not him standing in the way of Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith's longed-for oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s north coast — it's that there's no proponent, no money and "no project right now." It's Eby's latest rebuff to the idea, coming after Smith said on Sunday she could convince him to allow such a pipeline. Eby says that if Smith succeeds in finding a proponent and funding, and assembles a project, then B.C. "will certainly cross that bridge." But he says there are already "countless projects" that B.C. could work on with Alberta to crea
canada-joins-u-k-others-in-sanctioning-two-israeli-cabinet-ministers
CanadaJun 10, 2025

Canada joins U.K., others in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers

Canada is joining the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers for "inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank." Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are accused of advocating for "extremist rhetoric" in advocating for the displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the territory.