British Columbia

B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO - British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was a...

Jul 22, 2025

B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline

VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. T...

Jul 22, 2025

Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outb...

Jul 22, 2025

B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim

RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court record...

Jul 21, 2025

Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death on downtown Vancouver street

VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. No arrests have been made, and police s...

Jul 21, 2025

RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says

SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says RCMP policy or training may need to change to better respond to calls involving Indigenous people after complaints that police actions were more forcef...

Jul 21, 2025

Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer

VANCOUVER - The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Colu...

Jul 21, 2025

Heat warning up for B.C.'s north coast, persisting until Tuesday

VICTORIA - Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the inland regions of British Columbia's north coast, saying there is a moderate risk to public health. It says daytime temperatures are exp...

Jul 21, 2025

Wildfire, tornado researchers look for answers in Jasper's charred forest

Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let a hand-held GPS guide them in a few weeks to more than 100 spots in the charred forest around Jasper, Alta. At each location, they'll plunge a stake ...

Jul 21, 2025

'Grossly exceeded': Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices

VANCOUVER - The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their...

Jul 21, 2025