British Columbia

Businesses tepid toward B.C. COVID recovery plan, seek bold response: survey

VANCOUVER - The latest survey of businesses in British Columbia reveals few are confident the province's $1.5-billion recovery plan will help them survive or succeed. The survey of 1,401 member b...

Jul 16, 2020

Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with virus than confirmed

VICTORIA - A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected by the novel coronavirus than the rate of reported cases. The joint study by researchers at the B....

Jul 16, 2020

RCMP say someone left needle-filled lemons in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties say they've had reports of two lemons full of sewing needles found tied to bushes along a trail in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The first lemon was found June 22 tied with twin...

Jul 15, 2020

Fishermen in B.C. catch a barracuda far from its nearest home in California

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A commercial fisherman knew he was staring at a fish out of place when a barracuda landed in his net on Vancouver Island, far from its typical habitat in southern California....

Jul 15, 2020

Camping approved for Vancouver parks but tents must be gone by mid-morning

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion allowing overnight camping in parks around the city. In a social media post, the board says the vote includes provisions to "more effectively m...

Jul 15, 2020

B.C. government brings in changes to workers' compensation system

VICTORIA - Workers' compensation benefits in B.C. would be based on a higher maximum salary amount under legislation introduced Tuesday by the provincial government. Amendments to the Workers Compensa...

Jul 14, 2020

New study finds wolf culls will not save endangered caribou in western Canada

VANCOUVER - A study says a government-sponsored wolf kill in Western Canada has had "no detectable effect" on reversing the decline of endangered caribou populations. The study by scien...

Jul 14, 2020

COVID-19 cases linked to private hotel parties in Kelowna B.C., climb to 13

KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials in British Columbia's Okanagan region say the number of positive COVID-19 tests linked to an outbreak in Kelowna has grown to 13. Interior Health says s...

Jul 14, 2020

B.C. to give update on 'profound' financial challenge of COVID-19

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to give a financial update today on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its residents, businesses and the economy. Finance Minister Carol...

Jul 14, 2020

Proposed class-action lawsuit led by former constable alleges racism in RCMP

VANCOUVER - One of the first Indigenous women to join the RCMP in Manitoba is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges systemic racism within the force. Margor...

Jul 13, 2020