British Columbia

Fearless grizzly chows down on fallen fruit in busy B.C. neighbourhood

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A healthy adult grizzly bear spotted sauntering through a busy neighbourhood in a community north of Vancouver has been trapped and will be relocated far from human contact. The ...

Sep 11, 2020

Murky skies forecast as more smoke from U.S. wildfires drifts toward B.C.

VANCOUVER - Heat advisories have ended in British Columbia following several days of record breaking temperatures in some areas, but Environment Canada's advisories about wildfire smoke...

Sep 11, 2020

B.C. gang leader Jamie Bacon to be sentenced today in Surrey Six case

VANCOUVER - A judge is scheduled to sentence a gang leader today on a charge related to shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building in Surrey, B.C. Jamie Bacon pl...

Sep 11, 2020

B.C. judge rules against private care in test of universal system

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says a judge's decision against a surgeon advocating for patients' rights to pay for private medical care highlights the significant role of the pub...

Sep 10, 2020

B.C. sets new daily record of COVID-19 cases at 139, hospitalizations climbing

VICTORIA - British Columbia reached a record of daily COVID-19 cases today as schools reopened across the province. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 139 new cases for a provincial ...

Sep 10, 2020

B.C. report projects economic decline of 6.7 per cent, deficit near $13 billion

VICTORIA - British Columbia's financial outlook is being hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the provincial government says a partial recovery is on the horizon next year. A Finance Ministry report...

Sep 10, 2020

B.C. parents calling for remote learning options, fear kids will lose spots

VANCOUVER - Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote learning options are concerned spots in speciality programs could be lost unless the Br...

Sep 10, 2020

Vancouver airport upgrades stop as air travel declines because of COVID-19

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Vancouver Airport Authority is pulling the plug on some major infrastructure projects because it says the ongoing decline in air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means ...

Sep 09, 2020

BC Ferries passengers must leave vehicles on enclosed decks beginning Sept. 30

VICTORIA - BC Ferries passengers will no longer be allowed to remain in their vehicles during sailings on major routes in order to self-isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ferry servic...

Sep 09, 2020

B.C.'s fall pandemic response plan includes more testing, tracing and flu shots

VICTORIA - British Columbia's fall and winter pandemic battle plan involves ramping up COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and a campaign to administer almost two million flu shots. Health Ministry...

Sep 09, 2020