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'Do the moral thing': RCMP appeal to those with 'intimate knowledge' of boat crash

'Do the moral thing': RCMP appeal to those with 'intimate knowledge' of boat crash

NORTH VANCOUVER — Police in British Columbia say there may still be people with "intimate knowledge" who haven't come forward to speak about the boat crash that killed a 10-year-old boy.
Business group calls for immediate action to save downtown, including bigger police presence

Business group calls for immediate action to save downtown, including bigger police presence

Almost half of downtown Victoria businesses surveyed said they would not renew their leases based on current conditions downtown.
Contract with Chinese shipyard includes protections: B.C. Ferries CEO

Contract with Chinese shipyard includes protections: B.C. Ferries CEO

The contract ties most of the payment to delivery and includes refund guarantees and fixed-price terms that go beyond a regular ship-order contract, says Nicolas Jimenez.
B.C. forecasters issued high water advisories for numerous Interior rivers

B.C. forecasters issued high water advisories for numerous Interior rivers

VICTORIA — British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisories for a large swath of waterways in the province.
City of Burnaby, B.C., to apologize to Chinese Canadians for past discrimination

City of Burnaby, B.C., to apologize to Chinese Canadians for past discrimination

A formal apology is being planned by the City of Burnaby, B.C., for its role in discrimination toward people of Chinese descent who lived and worked in the city between 1892 and 1947. It has scheduled the event for Nov.
qathet Regional District director encountered grizzly on Texada

qathet Regional District director encountered grizzly on Texada

Sandy McCormick called conservation officer service after seeing the bear in her garden
Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

VICTORIA — A business leader on ferry-dependent Vancouver Island says BC Ferries made a "strongly informed decision" in hiring a Chinese shipyard to build four new major vessels. Both the NDP government and B.C.
Sculpture of a man on a toilet sparks conversation in Oak Bay

Sculpture of a man on a toilet sparks conversation in Oak Bay

Fashioned from recycled stainless steel cookware, “Modern Man Does Research” in Causton’s Green has a cigarette in his mouth and is staring at a smartphone.
Heat eases in parts of B.C., persists in Interior, as more temperature records fall

Heat eases in parts of B.C., persists in Interior, as more temperature records fall

Environment Canada has lifted special weather statements about a record-breaking hot spell for much of the province, including Metro Vancouver and Victoria.
Six-foot boa constrictor slithers away at beach in Tofino, B.C.

Six-foot boa constrictor slithers away at beach in Tofino, B.C.

VICTORIA — A six-foot-long boa constrictor is on the loose after slithering away at Tofino's Chesterman Beach on Vancouver Island's West Coast.