Etiket: B.C
Police evacuate pro-Palestinian protesters from University of B.C.
(Vancouver) Police cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from a main intersection on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver on Wednesday. Posted at 5:41 p.m. The intersection of University Boulevard and…
Forest fires | Rain helps in Fort McMurray, homes burn in B.C.
(Fort Mcmurray) Hard-working crews and rain keep fire away from Fort McMurray, Alta., as homes burn in B.C. Posted at 9:12 p.m. Bob Weber The Canadian Press Every day since…
Forest fire | Thousands forced to evacuate in Fort Nelson, B.C.
(Fort Nelson) Thousands of people in northeastern British Columbia were ordered to evacuate and flee south Friday evening as a fast-growing wildfire approached the town of Fort Nelson. Updated at…
Trudeau shoots an arrow at Meta over B.C. wildfires
(West Kelowna) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s dispute with Meta is a “testing moment” for the country to stand up to the social media giant that makes billions of…
Tried in English for sexual assault | Supreme Court orders new trial for Francophone in B.C.
(Ottawa) The Supreme Court orders a new trial for a Francophone from British Columbia who claims to have not been informed of his right to a trial in the official…
Student support for Palestinians: two new encampments in B.C.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up two new encampments on university campuses in British Columbia. The University of Victoria confirmed Wednesday that an encampment had been established on campus, saying the…
RCMP officer killed, two police officers injured in incident in B.C.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer was shot and killed during a confrontation while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam, British Columbia. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said 51-year-old…
B.C. ports strike illegal, says federal labor minister
Federal Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan says the renewed strike by 7,400 longshoremen at British Columbia ports has been declared illegal by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. In a Twitter post,…