British Columbia

B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...

Feb 23, 2020

Woman returning from Iran is B.C.'s sixth case of new coronavirus

VICTORIA - A sixth case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia after a woman in her 30s returned to the province this week from travel in Iran. Provincial health officer ...

Feb 22, 2020

Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog

VANCOUVER - A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as "explosive" by a supporter of hereditary chiefs opposed to a pipeline in northern British Columbia...

Feb 22, 2020

Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study

VANCOUVER - New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The CHILD Cohort Study found young infants living ...

Feb 22, 2020

Parksville Council rejects controversial affordable housing proposal

PARKSVILLE - Efforts to build a controversial affordable housing complex on a south Parksville property were dashed by City Council.The narrow 4-3 no vote was made at a Wednesday, Feb. 19 council meet...

Feb 21, 2020 A bid to re-zone property near the Englishman River Estuary for an affordable housing complex was rejected by Parksville City Council. (Karen Barry)

Removal of temporary bridge to result in another Hwy. 4 closure near Tofino, Ucluelet

PORT ALBERNI - Travellers on Hwy. 4 between Tofino/Ucluelet and Port Alberni must deal with another closure this weekend.Construction crews plan to shut down the road beginning 11 a.m. on Saturday, Fe...

Feb 21, 2020 A rock slide forced a lengthy closure of Hwy. 4 east of Tofoni/Ucluelet in late January, cutting off supply lines for the two western Vancouver Island communities. (Ministry of Transportation)

B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor

VICTORIA - Children's health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government's decision to tax sugary soda drinks, says the chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. Dr. Tom W...

Feb 21, 2020

Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating after a float plane was badly damaged in what appears to have been a botched theft. Const. Tanya Visintin says officers were called to the c...

Feb 21, 2020

Ottawa, province, First Nations sign deal to protect southern mountain caribou

VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments and two First Nations have signed a long-awaited agreement to protect the endangered southern mountain caribou herds. Federal Environment Minis...

Feb 21, 2020

Ministers 'available' to meet Wet'suwet'en chiefs but chiefs won't be there

VANCOUVER - Canada's minister in charge of Indigenous relations is making a bid to meet with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, but with the First Nation's leadership en route to meet supporter...

Feb 21, 2020