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Coast Guard fines owner $13,500 after failure to remove 'hazardous' vessel

Coast Guard fines owner $13,500 after failure to remove 'hazardous' vessel

GOLD RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A British Columbia boat owner has been fined $13,500 after failing to remove the partially sunken vessel from a bay along the coast of Vancouver Island.
Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.

Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. — The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus is set to receive a $2 million investment by the province to start a battery innovation centre.
Vancouver police investigating homicide after two men shot in vehicle

Vancouver police investigating homicide after two men shot in vehicle

VANCOUVER — Vancouver police are investigating a suspected homicide after two men were shot in a vehicle, which then collided with two other vehicles. A statement says police were called just before 9 p.m.
RCMP issue public warning after Richmond, B.C., fraud victim loses more than $1.5M

RCMP issue public warning after Richmond, B.C., fraud victim loses more than $1.5M

RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver have issued a public warning after a single victim reported losing more than $1.5 million in a fraud scheme. Richmond RCMP say it involved fraudsters posing as Chinese police officers.
Police identify two women found dead in Vancouver, say deaths aren't connected

Police identify two women found dead in Vancouver, say deaths aren't connected

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they have identified the two women whose bodies were found on the shores of English Bay on Sunday and Monday. Sgt.
Deaths of women, 3 stabbings are 'deeply unsettling,' Vancouver mayor says

Deaths of women, 3 stabbings are 'deeply unsettling,' Vancouver mayor says

VANCOUVER — A suspect is in custody after three apparent random stabbings in Vancouver, where police are also investigating the deaths of two women, a series of events the city's mayor calls "deeply unsettling.
Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for B.C.'s Massey tunnel

Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for B.C.'s Massey tunnel

RICHMOND, B.C. — A team has been selected to design a new eight-lane tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver, with British Columbia's transportation minister calling it a "huge step" for the project.
Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative

Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative

HALIFAX — The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood.
Bodies of two women found near beaches along Vancouver's English Bay: police

Bodies of two women found near beaches along Vancouver's English Bay: police

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they are investigating the discovery of the bodies of two women found near beaches along the city's English Bay within two days.
K'omoks First Nation signs draft treaty with B.C., federal governments

K'omoks First Nation signs draft treaty with B.C., federal governments

COURTENAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Officials with the K'omoks First Nation and the B.C. and federal governments have signed a draft treaty in a step toward the nation's self-governance.
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