British Columbia

Shed handshakes for smiles and foot taps to avoid COVID-19 risk: doctor

VANCOUVER - "Wash your hands" has been the usual advice during flu season but "hands off" may well be the new mantra to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus as s...

Mar 06, 2020

Recognition of title rights 'still a struggle' for First Nation after court win

VANCOUVER - As members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation mull a draft deal over rights and title, another Indigenous community knows what that kind of recognition could look like. The Tsilhqot'in Natio...

Mar 06, 2020

Indigenous experts call for return of countless treasured belongings held in museums

VANCOUVER - Countless treasured Indigenous cultural objects and ancestral remains are held by museums in Canada and across the world, and local communities and human rights experts say it's ...

Mar 06, 2020

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's disease

VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year. James says she plans to remain in her posts as finance ...

Mar 05, 2020

Protesters pack up camp at B.C. legislature after five arrests Wednesday night

VICTORIA - Dozens of protesters at the B.C. legislature began packing up today after 17 days camped outside the building. Ta'Kaiya Blaney says the Indigenous youth are leaving the legislature but thei...

Mar 05, 2020

Three more novel coronavirus cases in B.C., now 33 people infected in Canada

VICTORIA - Three more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in British Columbia, bringing the total number of people infected to 12 in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial ...

Mar 05, 2020

B.C. to improve paid leave for workers affected by domestic and sexual violence

VICTORIA - Workers in British Columbia affected by domestic or sexual violence will be eligible for up to five days of paid leave a year under legislation introduced Tuesday that amends the province's...

Mar 05, 2020

It's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through agreement: Bellegarde

VANCOUVER - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says it's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through the draft agreement struck on Sunday between their hereditary chiefs ...

Mar 05, 2020

Elected Wet'suwet'en councillor calls for inclusivity in consensus building over deal

VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en elected councillor says she has "high hopes" that internal conflict over governance issues and a pipeline can be resolved respectfully but she's also concerned som...

Mar 05, 2020

Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.

VICTORIA - A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman develop...

Mar 04, 2020