British Columbia

Victoria police chief says dispatch calls on priority basis amid pressures

VICTORIA - The Victoria Police Department is rethinking its priorities after Victoria and Esquimalt councils couldn't be convinced to increase the police budget. Chief Const. Del Manak says ...

Jul 31, 2019

Trudeau says British Columbians really 'get it,' amid conservative wave

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says British Columbia will play an important role in the upcoming federal race as a province led by a progressive government when so many others have swung to...

Jul 31, 2019

Federal government commits $20 million to help scale up health innovations

VANCOUVER - The federal government has committed $20 million to help scale up innovative Canadian companies in the health and biosciences sectors. The funding announced Monday will go towards est...

Jul 31, 2019

B.C. not sufficiently protecting drinking water, says auditor general

VICTORIA - The system of accountability to monitor protection of drinking water in British Columbia is of grave concern and doesn't appear to be a Ministry of Health priority, says the provi...

Jul 30, 2019

52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing complex opens in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - A day long-in-the-works has finally arrived for those experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside area. The 52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing facility known as Orca Place officially...

Maria Doty Jul 30, 2019 ICCS executive director Violet Hayes and Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness member Renate Sutherland. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)

B.C. murder suspect's father reveals details of troubled life in book

VANCOUVER - The father of a British Columbia murder suspect has written a book that sheds new light on his mental health, explains harassment convictions involving his ex-wife and provides greater ins...

Jul 30, 2019

Warning about marijuana dangers from SPCA after puppy named Bear overdoses

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia SPCA is warning dog owners about the dangers of recreational marijuana to their pets now that it's legal. The Vancouver branch says in a news release that an 11-week o...

Jul 29, 2019

Prime Minister applauds actions of coast guard in help with deadly plane crash

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the efforts of Canadian Coast Guard crews in the tragic plane crash that claimed four lives off B.C.'s coast. Trudeau, who's in Vancouver to mark the ...

Jul 29, 2019

Federal government commits $20 million to help scale up health innovations

VANCOUVER - The federal government has committed $20 million to help scale up innovative Canadian companies in the health and biosciences sectors. The funding will go towards establishing a ...

Jul 29, 2019

Tahltan First Nation buys into $2.5 billion hydro project in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The Tahltan First Nation says it has signed a $124.3 million deal to buy into a trio of hydro projects in its territory in what it says is British Columbia's largest-ever re...

Jul 29, 2019