British Columbia

B.C.'s public service union prepares for strike vote after talks reach impasse

VICTORIA - British Columbia's public service union representing 34,000 members says it's preparing for a strike vote after months-long negotiations fell apart. Paul Finch, president of the B.C. Genera...

Jul 18, 2025

Toxic gas leak injures four workers, 80 evacuated, in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY - A release of toxic bromine gas into the air in an industrial area of Burnaby, B.C., sent four workers to hospital and forced the evacuation of 80 others. The Burnaby Fire Department says in ...

Jul 18, 2025

Mother of girl with rare disease says "nightmare is over" after B.C. restores funding

VICTORIA - The mother of a 10-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare disease says the "nightmare is over" after the government restored funding for her daughter's drug for as long as...

Jul 18, 2025

Derailment in Abbotsford, B.C., closes road near Sumas border

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a train derailment has forced the closure of 4th Avenue near the Canada-U.S. border crossing. The department says in a post to social media that the road i...

Jul 18, 2025

How Vancouver's urban orcas create connections and community among followers

VANCOUVER - Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean. But after encounters with whales in the urban waters of Vancouver the photographer now feels a deep sense of co...

Jul 18, 2025

B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Minister Josie Osborne says she has reinstated funding for a nine-year-old girl who has an extremely rare disease. Charleigh Pollock has Batten disease, and the dr...

Jul 17, 2025

B.C. limits sales of two more diabetes drugs amid off-label use for weight loss

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Ministry is limiting the sales of two more diabetes drugs to curb their off-label use for weight loss and preserve supply for people who are diabetic. The limits o...

Jul 17, 2025

Country singer Josh Ross, 'American Idol' star Cameron Whitcomb lead CCMA Awards noms

TORONTO - Breakout country singer Josh Ross and "American Idol" star Cameron Whitcomb are the leading nominees heading into this year's Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Both musicians picked...

Jul 17, 2025

Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged Victoria plane hijack

The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "mes...

Jul 17, 2025

B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs

VICTORIA - British Columbia's cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as...

Jul 17, 2025