British Columbia

Victoria mural sponsor says anti-police acronym inappropriate, but fuels debate

VICTORIA - The group that sponsored a mural that has been called disrespectful by Victoria's police chief says an anti-police acronym that is part of the work is offensive. The Afr...

Sep 04, 2020

B.C. at a precipice to flatten COVID-19 curve, Henry says ahead of long weekend

VANCOUVER - Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says British Columbia is at a precipice when it comes to a potential surge of COVID-19 infections. But Henry says reducing th...

Sep 03, 2020

B.C. school districts will use federal COVID-19 cash, not government: minister

VICTORIA - British Columbia's school districts will decide where best to devote more than $242 million in federal funding to reopen schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Minister Rob Fleming...

Sep 03, 2020

Construction to begin on Vancouver's Broadway subway extension this fall

Vancouver's Broadway subway line is one step closer to fruition with the announcement of a design and construction contract for the project. British Columbia Premier John Horgan says ...

Sep 03, 2020

Mounties found kilos of fentanyl, $100,000 cash at home in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - A search warrant carried out by the Mounties in Surrey, B.C., has uncovered a large stash of drugs and cash. Police say officers picked up two people on suspicion of drug trafficking on...

Sep 03, 2020

Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars

VICTORIA - The University of Victoria is expanding its law school building to house the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws. The federal and B.C. governments and the Law Foundation of B.C. are con...

Sep 03, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak declared at nephrology unit of a B.C. hospital

VANCOUVER - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the nephrology unit at a hospital in Surrey, B.C. Fraser Health's interim chief medical health officer says a patient tested positive for the virus...

Sep 02, 2020

B.C. government undermines information rights: privacy commissioner

VICTORIA - A report says the British Columbia government is routinely undermining its own citizens' rights by delaying requests for information. Information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvo...

Sep 02, 2020

B.C. schools receive $2-million cash boost to promote mental health

VICTORIA - Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health programs from the provincial government. Judy Darcy, the minister of mental health and addictions, says th...

Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses

VANCOUER, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward "aggressively" on ensuring a safe drug supply amid an ongoing overdose crisis that's claimed more than 900 lives in B....

Sep 02, 2020