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B.C. auction giant Ritchie Bros. to pay US$275M for American data firm

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. is drumming up a sizeable sale for itself. The B.C.-based company, best known for facilitating sales of heavy equipment and trucks through live auctions and online bidding, is set to acquire U.S.

Oct 30, 2020 12:05 PM Read more >

B.C.'s high court upholds new trial for two managers after spill at mine

VANCOUVER — A new trial will go ahead for two senior executives of a now-closed gold mine in northwestern British Columbia. B.C.

Oct 30, 2020 10:18 AM Read more >

Man serving time for first-degree murder walks away from prison in Mission, B.C.

MISSION, B.C. — A man convicted of first-degree murder has walked away from a prison in British Columbia. The Correctional Service of Canada says Roderick Muchikekwanape was confirmed missing at 10 p.m., Thursday.

Oct 30, 2020 6:58 AM Read more >

Father and son found dead after weeklong search near Pemberton, B.C.

PEMBERTON, B.C. — A seven-day search for two mushroom pickers in British Columbia has ended with both found dead. RCMP Sgt. Sascha Banks says the body of 48-year-old Peter Oleski was found Thursday by a volunteer search group from the Lil'wat Nation.

Oct 30, 2020 5:54 AM Read more >

British Columbia in 'danger zone' on COVID-19, province's top doctor says

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia is at another key moment in the COVID-19 pandemic and people need to take steps to curb the spread of the virus, the province's top doctor said Thursday. But Dr.

Oct 29, 2020 5:55 PM Read more >

B.C. detectives identify victim in 2017 cold case found dead in Squamish

SURREY, B.C. — Homicide detectives in B.C. say they have confirmed the identity of a man who was found dead inside a burned vehicle in Squamish three years ago, but the new information has led to more questions. Sgt.

Oct 29, 2020 3:44 PM Read more >

One dead, one hurt, one in custody after family dispute in Maple Ridge, B.C.: police

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A man is dead following what RCMP describe as a family dispute in Maple Ridge, B.C. Police were called to a home in the Silver Valley neighbourhood, about 50 kilometres east of Vancouver, just after 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Oct 29, 2020 10:56 AM Read more >

B.C. reports another COVID-19 outbreak at seniors facility and two more deaths

VICTORIA — Public health officials have declared another outbreak of COVID-19 at a seniors assisted-living facility in B.C., while case counts keep climbing.

Oct 28, 2020 5:13 PM Read more >

Court approves settlement for B.C. foster children alleging harm from social worker

KELOWNA, B.C. — A settlement has been approved by the courts in a class-action lawsuit brought by the alleged victims of a former British Columbia social worker. The B.C.

Oct 28, 2020 3:52 PM Read more >

B.C. construction workers miss job recovery

British Columbia employment grew by nearly 55,000 in September, up 2.3 per cent from a month earlier for the fifth consecutive monthly increase, but construction workers did not share in the uplift, according to Statistics Canada.

Oct 28, 2020 10:05 AM Read more >