British Columbia

Man with dementia among increase in reported hate crimes in Vancouver: police

VANCOUVER - An assault on a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver is being investigated as a hate crime and police say they have recently noticed an increase in reports of ha...

Apr 22, 2020

Remember us after pandemic: minimum-wage grocery store worker worried about mom

DELTA, B.C. - Worrying about being infected with COVID-19 at the grocery store where she works has become part of the job for Kelly Ferguson, who lives with her 90-y...

Apr 22, 2020

Rise in homeless tent cities, encampments linked to health confidence: advocate

VANCOUER, B.C. - Public health officials need to do more to help Canada's homeless population as encampments and tent cities grow across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocate says...

Apr 21, 2020

Alert Bay's tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor

ALERT BAY, B.C. - A siren is expected to sound tonight signalling the start of a COVID-19 curfew in the remote British Columbia community of Alert Bay. Mayor Dennis Buchanan says the community's ...

Apr 20, 2020

COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit

VANCOUVER - Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Trans...

Apr 20, 2020

Vancouver's huge 4-20 pot celebration to be replaced by virtual event

VANCOUVER - What would have been Vancouver's 26th annual marijuana festival has been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic but organizers say a virtual celebration will go ahead. The unsanctioned festiva...

Apr 20, 2020

Victoria wants homeless to be housed in empty hotels during pandemic

VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is calling for the British Columbia government to take over its empty hotels and motels as a solution to housing the homeless during the COVID-...

Apr 17, 2020

B.C.'s first major wildfire of 2020 destroys homes near Squamish: witness

SQUAMISH, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says an aggressive blaze near Squamish, B.C., is being held at one-square kilometre in size but residents pushed out by the flames say several h...

Apr 17, 2020

Officials set to release estimates of the extent of COVID-19 spread in B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia is preparing to release its latest estimates of how the new coronavirus may spread through the province over the coming months. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, ...

Apr 17, 2020

Crews make progress on uncontrolled wildfire north of Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says crews are making good progress on a ground fire that's so far charred one square kilometre of bush and trees in the Upper Squamish Valley. Marg Drysdale, ...

Apr 16, 2020