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Updated: Squamish religious organization fined for temporary foreign worker program infraction

Updated: Squamish religious organization fined for temporary foreign worker program infraction

Federal officials found a local religious organization that was taking part in the temporary foreign worker program non-compliant and fined them $15,000 last month.
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VPD catch speeder going almost triple the speed limit through Vancouver neighbourhood

VPD catch speeder going almost triple the speed limit through Vancouver neighbourhood

They were measured at more than 140 km/h near UBC.
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More than 50 community-garden hose taps stolen in 'brazen' Saanich theft

More than 50 community-garden hose taps stolen in 'brazen' Saanich theft

A thief stole 56 of 60 brass water taps in Agnes Street Community Garden on the north end of Saanich’s Glanford Park over the holidays
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Vandals cut cable for safety boom in Nanaimo's Colliery Dam Park

Vandals cut cable for safety boom in Nanaimo's Colliery Dam Park

It’s the second time in less than a month that the spillway anchors have been damaged. “It’s costly. It’s dangerous. It’s stupid,” says Mayor Leonard Krog
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Man dies after falling into a sinkhole while skiing at resort in southeast B.C.

Man dies after falling into a sinkhole while skiing at resort in southeast B.C.

FERNIE, B.C. — A skier has died after falling into what police say was a snow sinkhole at the Fernie Alpine Resort in British Columbia's East Kootenay region.
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'Such a mystery': Podcast looks into Victoria man's disappearance three years ago

'Such a mystery': Podcast looks into Victoria man's disappearance three years ago

Ian Indridson, 54, vanished on the morning of Jan. 10, 2022, leaving behind his wallet, keys and phone.
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Flu driving spike in respiratory illness in B.C., but COVID-19 numbers low

Flu driving spike in respiratory illness in B.C., but COVID-19 numbers low

British Columbia has one of the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rates in the country, at about half the national rate.
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B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase

B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase

VICTORIA — Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities say cases of respiratory illness are rising. A statement from B.C.
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Two bodies found after vehicle fire extinguished in B.C. regional park

Two bodies found after vehicle fire extinguished in B.C. regional park

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say two bodies were found inside a vehicle that had allegedly been set on fire in a regional park in Abbotsford, B.C. They say officers and firefighters responded to a burning Mitsubishi Outlander on Jan.
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Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation

Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police have confirmed that the threat of an explosive device was the reason for the evacuation of a large area around the New Westminster, B.C., courthouse, including nearby Douglas College.
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