British Columbia

B.C. father, husband wants government help for his family in Wuhan, China

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man says he's "really hurt" that the Canadian government is not doing more to get permanent residents out of the city at the centre of a new cor...

Feb 06, 2020

Coal sales interrupted by heavy snow, extreme cold, rain, warns Teck Resources

VANCOUVER - Shares in Teck Resources Ltd. fell by as much as 3.2 per cent after it warned sales of steelmaking coal in the current quarter are down due to bad weather in British Columbi...

Feb 06, 2020

Man accused of breaking into downtown Parksville businesses

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP arrested a man red-handed who's accused of breaking into a pair of downtown Parksville businesses. Mounties said a pair of commercial alarms went off on Morison Ave. and Ha...

Feb 05, 2020 Oceanside RCMP arrested 45-year-old David Frances Ovington on Jan. 31. Mounties allege he broke into a pair of downtown Parksville businesses and stole several items. (RCMP submitted)

Man to serve life for murder of B.C. officer who was 'incredible human being'

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer who worked tirelessly to create a positive, caring and fair-minded version of policing was shot from behind in the very uniform he attempted t...

Feb 05, 2020

Opponents to ramp up protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say they will do whatever it takes to stop the project after suffering a devastating legal blow at the Federal Court of Appeal. Tsleil-Wa...

Feb 05, 2020

Talks with Wet'suwet'en over pipeline 'not successful,' province says

SMITHERS, B.C. - The British Columbia government and First Nations hereditary chiefs say they have failed to reach an agreement on a peaceful resolution over the enforcement of an injunction in n...

Feb 05, 2020

David Suzuki and wife Tara Cullis take to the stage in theatrical debut

VANCOUVER - One of Canada's best-known environmentalists and broadcasters is making his theatrical debut in a performance that explores whether people can learn to love the planet the w...

Feb 05, 2020

New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia. B.C. health officials said Tuesday the latest case is a woman in her 50s who li...

Feb 04, 2020

Vancouver-area home sales rebound from last year as prices inch downward

VANCOUVER - Sales remained steady while fewer people put their homes on the real estate market in Metro Vancouver last month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reports residential h...

Feb 04, 2020

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides

VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...

Feb 04, 2020