British Columbia

Silvercorp Metals strikes $105-million deal to buy Guyana Goldfields

VANCOUVER - Silvercorp Metals Inc. says it has struck a deal to buy Guyana Goldfields Inc. in a cash-and-shares transaction worth about $105 million. The two Canadian miners say the transaction w...

Apr 27, 2020

Trans Mountain, LNG Canada say they are on track despite pandemic

VANCOUER, B.C. - Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price ...

Apr 26, 2020

B.C. to move homeless people into temporary shelters to protect from pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to temporarily relocate people from tent encampments in Vancouver and Victoria to hotel and community centre accommodations to protect them from the ongoing pan...

Apr 25, 2020

Man wanted for murder in B.C. extradited back to Canada say police

SURREY, B.C. - Police say a man wanted in connection with a first-degree murder charge in British Columbia has been extradited back to Canada. Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investiga...

Apr 25, 2020

Stronger, more modern B.C. legal system to emerge from COVID pandemic: minister

VICTORIA - Attorney General David Eby says the COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in British Columbia's legal system, weaknesses that have forged a unified effort to build a stronger,...

Apr 24, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP looking for missing pregnant woman

NANAIMO - RCMP hope the public can help find a missing pregnant woman who didn't show up for a planned medical appointment in Vancouver.RCMP say Ashley Virtue, 25, was reported missing Wednesday, Apri...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 24, 2020 Ashley Virtue had planned to attend a medical appointment in Vancouver, but police say she didn't show up. Police say this picture of Virtue is current. (RCMP submitted)

New evacuation order in B.C. as flooding affects central Interior

VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for a river near Prince George, B.C., after it rose nearly 35 centimetres in a day. The B.C. River Forecast Centre, which assesses water supply, f...

Apr 24, 2020

Gangs changing tactics as closed borders, COVID-19 deal impact

VANCOUVER - Gangs and organized crime groups in B.C. are changing how they operate and run their illegal business due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, police forces say. Since physical...

Apr 24, 2020

Canfor warns pandemic will 'weigh heavily' on results as it reports Q1 $70M loss

VANCOUVER - Forestry firm Canfor Corp. is warning that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will "weigh heavily" on its financial performance this year as it reports a net loss of $70 million in the fi...

Apr 23, 2020

Horgan tells workers stay home if sick after COVID-19 outbreak at chicken plant

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says people who are sick must stay away from work after an outbreak of COVID-19 at a chicken processing plant in Vancouver. Horgan said Wednesday wor...

Apr 22, 2020