British Columbia

Back on schedule: Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted at last minute

VANCOUVER - About 350,000 commuters in Metro Vancouver were spared the inconvenience of a full bus strike Wednesday after a month-long transit dispute ended with a tentative agreement. The propos...

Nov 29, 2019

'We made history': UN Indigenous rights bill approved unanimously in B.C.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to formally implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The bill was passed unanimously in t...

Nov 28, 2019

U.S. using fraud allegations to dress up sanctions complaint: Meng's defence

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say the United States is "dressing up" its complaint that she violated sanctions as a case of fraud and have asked the B.C. Supreme Cour...

Nov 28, 2019

Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in B.C., downplays Christmas deadline

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says ride hailing is on its way to British Columbia and if the service isn't available by Christmas it shouldn't be seen as a government failure. The premier says the ap...

Nov 28, 2019

Prolific offender accused of Qualicum Beach crime spree

QUALICUM BEACH - Oceanside RCMP officers were led on quite the chase during an allegedly drunken crime spree. Officers received numerous calls from Qualicum Beach business owners and shoppers on Wedne...

Maria Doty Nov 28, 2019 A woman with no fixed address remains in custody after being arrested in North Qualicum Beach. (File photo/Nanaimo RCMP)

Vancouver bans plastic bags, straws, foam containers and other single-use items

Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, disposable cups, plastic straws and other single-use items. Mayor Kennedy Stewart says bylaws passed by city council balance pu...

Nov 28, 2019

Mother of Robert Dziekanski has died during visit to Poland: friend

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The mother of Robert Dziekanski, whose death after a confrontation with RCMP officers in 2007 led to a public inquiry, has died in Poland. A friend confirmed the death of Zo...

Nov 28, 2019

B.C. Supreme Court considers request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition case

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is weighing whether to allow a media consortium's request to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wa...

Nov 28, 2019

Caribou habitat restoration may be ineffective in the short term, says UBC study

VANCOUVER - A new study done in northeastern Alberta suggests habitat restoration may not be enough to save threatened woodland caribou, at least in the short term, and resear...

Nov 28, 2019

Arctic chill grips much of B.C.; strong winds cause outages on south coast

VANCOUVER - A bitter cold snap gripping much of British Columbia's south coast, central and northeast regions is being compounded by strong winds in some southern areas and snow in the Centr...

Nov 27, 2019