B.C. News

VICTORIA — B.C. Premier John Horgan questions what is being achieved by ongoing protests at the legislature, but he won't ask dozens of people camped at the building's ceremonial gates to leave.

Vancouver police say a man has been charged in the homicide of a 62-year-old man at a homeless camp in the Downtown Eastside. Police say 50-year-old Glen Martin has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Jesus Cristobal-Esteban. Const.

VICTORIA — Workers have served strike notice at the Fairmont Empress, a well-known landmark hotel in Victoria. A statement from Unifor Local 4276 says it represents almost 500 workers in several departments from housekeeping to groundskeeping.

However, health officials said the risk of COVID-19 spreading remains low in B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. — A man accused of second-degree murderer in West Kelowna, B.C., asked for a ride to the hospital after being found by police covered in blood and hiding in a dumpster, a court heard Tuesday.

SURREY, B.C. — A man from Surrey, B.C., with ties to Scouts Canada is accused of distributing, accessing and possessing child pornography. The RCMP say in a news release that 57-year-old Edward Vandeyck was charged Friday.

The new case is a man in his 50s, who recently came home to the Fraser Health Region from Iran

VANCOUVER — Police say one man suffered minor injuries when his car and several police cruisers collided numerous times at the end of a brief pursuit in Vancouver. It happened just after 2 a.m. when Const.

New stats show hate crimes in B.C. based on sexual orientation jumped 78%, while those based on religion were down 33%

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — The RCMP says a teenage male was arrested and released with a future court date after a suspected arson at a Canadian National Railway building in northwest British Columbia. Cpl.