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B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud

B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of housing is warning people not to take part in short-term rental scams as the province moves to limit the hotel alternatives to increase housing stock.
Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

Pro-Palestinian protesters in multiple cities, including Victoria and Nanaimo, demanded a halt to hostilities
Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro

Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says almost all of the thousands of customers who lost power during a windstorm that swept across southern British Columbia have had their power restored.
Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

VANCOUVER — British Columbians with HIV have less access to an injectable drug compared to patients elsewhere in the country who can get a shot every two months instead of taking a daily pill, says an infectious diseases specialist. Dr.
Police watchdog investigating man's death following fire in Langley B.C.

Police watchdog investigating man's death following fire in Langley B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who barricaded himself in a home in Langley which burned to the ground.
Executive awarded $3.7M after Richmond taxi accident

Executive awarded $3.7M after Richmond taxi accident

The B.C. Supreme Court award includes $2.9 million for loss of earning capacity.
B.C. poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

B.C. poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people living or working on the province's poultry farms to "prioritize" getting influenza vaccinations as avian flu spreads among flocks this fall. Dr.
City of Surrey seizes $345,000 of fireworks ahead of Diwali

City of Surrey seizes $345,000 of fireworks ahead of Diwali

A person in Surrey may only sell fireworks with permission from the fire department and with a federal licence.
Prince George teen wins two national horse jumping championships

Prince George teen wins two national horse jumping championships

Colby Winther-Konig, 15-year-old Prince George horse show jumper, is the new Jump Canada National champion and the Canadian Equestrian Team champion, taking both wins during Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair.
B.C. Remembrance Day events to be held rain or shine, with wild weather forecast

B.C. Remembrance Day events to be held rain or shine, with wild weather forecast

VANCOUVER — An organizer of Saturday's Remembrance Day ceremony in Downtown Vancouver wants anyone worried about a forecast of wild weather to try to imagine what it was like in the trenches of Europe during the First World War.