British Columbia

Young moose crashes through the front door of a B.C. school board office

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A moose that may have had a yearning for learning smashed its way into the Peace River North School District office in Fort St. John, B.C. Jarrod Bell, a director of instruction ...

Sep 12, 2019

Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles

VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...

Sep 12, 2019

'Alternative measures' pursued in B.C. mayor's sexual assault case: defence

PORT MOODY, B.C. - A sexual assault case involving the mayor of Port Moody, B.C., will return to court on Nov. 13, but the politician's lawyer says "alternative measures" are being pursued t...

Sep 12, 2019

Liberal election plane damaged in Victoria after media bus drives under wing

VICTORIA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's election plane sustained some damage in Victoria after a media bus drove under one of its wings Wednesday night. The plane had just landed in the Britis...

Sep 12, 2019

Trudeau launches Liberal election campaign in Vancouver, just like in 2015

VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau headed Wednesday to what he calls his "second home" in British Columbia for his first event of the 2019 election campaign - a province full of both ...

Sep 12, 2019

'That's just unacceptable:' Oceanside RCMP concerned by amount of school zone speeders

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside Mounties are alarmed by more than 100 school speed zone violators in less than two weeks.Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said many of the offenders zipped through school zones...

Maria Doty Sep 11, 2019 Oceanside RCMP report 100 school zone speed violators in less than two weeks. RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman called the surge of driving offences "unacceptable."

Invasive hornet found on Vancouver Island for the first time: B.C. government

VICTORIA - An insect that is listed as an invasive species in British Columbia has been found in the Nanaimo area, which the provincial government says is the first time Asian giant hornets&...

Sep 11, 2019

Pipeline construction hampered by hearings, permits, court action: report

VANCOUVER - A report from environmental group Stand.earth says it expects construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to be delayed by detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits...

Sep 11, 2019

Filmmaker Michael Moore will attend Vancouver film fest to mark "Roger and Me"

VANCOUVER - Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is attending the Vancouver International Film Festival next month to take part in its Creator Talk event. The festival says the Oscar and...

Sep 11, 2019

Forest industry cuts continue in B.C. as Teal-Jones halts harvesting on coast

VICTORIA - The latest shutdown announcement from a wood products firm in British Columbia threatens the jobs of 800 employees in what the province's forests minister concedes is an industry "correctio...

Sep 10, 2019