British Columbia

Family relations expert counsels communication between roommates during COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Living with other people doesn't always mix with a pandemic that forces people to stay inside, and an expert in family relations says COVID-19 is causing some people to reassess ...

Jun 09, 2020

Ice in carburetor led to B.C. plane crash that killed three: safety board

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says ice in a carburetor was the cause of a fatal plane crash last year outside Smithers, B.C. A pilot and three crew members were doing ...

Jun 08, 2020

'It was a substantial distance:' Nanaimo area man seriously injured in fall on Mt. Arrowsmith

NANAIMO - An estimated 60 metre fall on slippery rocks and hardened snow near Mt. Arrowsmith's summit sent a hiker to hospital with significant head injuries. Alberni Valley Rescue Squad search manage...

Jun 07, 2020

Victim in Chilliwack, B.C., homicide is 58-year-old man, IHIT says

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police say a 58-year-old man is the latest homicide victim in Chilliwack, B.C., after his body was discovered in a parking lot late Saturday night. The Integrated Homicide Investiga...

Jun 07, 2020

Two arrested after alleged assault at Friday's anti-racism protest, VPD says

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says two people were arrested after an alleged assault at Friday's otherwise peaceful protest against racism and police brutality. Constable Tania Visi...

Jun 06, 2020

'It’s brewing': Inmates, guards worry about violence after COVID-19 lockdown

VANCOUVER - Jennifer Larue just wants her husband to be able to hold their baby. But COVID-19 outbreaks at federal prisons and the subsequent lockdown to prevent the virus spread means Larue's husband...

Jun 06, 2020

Indigenous families say their loved ones' deaths in custody are part of pattern

VANCOUVER - One of Chantel Moore's grandmothers says her granddaughter's shooting death in New Brunswick isn't the first time she has lost a family member to police violence. Nora Martin joi...

Jun 06, 2020

B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip appeals for living-donor kidney transplant

VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is used to advocating for the rights of First Nations, but now Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is facing a different kind of fight and advocati...

Jun 05, 2020

COVID-19 modeling data highlight path to fewer restrictions, vacations

VICTORIA - British Columbia is making summer holiday plans as COVID-19 cases continue declining and businesses and communities look to wider reopenings while taking precautions to prevent th...

Jun 04, 2020

B.C. health minister agrees to meeting about hospice denying end-of-life service

DELTA, B.C. - British Columbia's health minister says he's looking forward to a meeting with municipal, provincial and federal politicians concerned about a hospice that is re...

Jun 03, 2020