British Columbia

Life sentence with no parole for 12 years for killer of Mission, B.C., man

ABBOTSFORD - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man arrested for murder in January 2023 has been given a life sentence without the chance of parole for 12 years in the death of a man in...

Jun 25, 2025

Western Canada glaciers melting twice as fast as in previous decade, research says

Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by Univers...

Jun 25, 2025

National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic

TORONTO - National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement fr...

Jun 25, 2025

B.C. Appeal Court upholds US$30M fraud judgment against West Vancouver man

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a US$30 million court judgment against a West Vancouver man alleged by the U.S. government to be the "mastermind" of a years-long securities fraud. The ...

Jun 25, 2025

Rustad faces 'messy' summer over B.C. Conservative leadership: political expert

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservative caucus members are meeting in Surrey today in what a political scientist says could be the start of a "messy" summer for party Leader John Rustad. It comes a...

Jun 25, 2025

TSB report on fatal 2023 B.C. plane crash points to low speed as factor

Investigators with Canada's Transportation Safety Board say it appears a small plane was not going fast enough when it rolled and crashed into trees near the airport in Chilliwack, B.C., killing all t...

Jun 25, 2025

Enbridge says it would pitch new Alberta-B.C. pipeline only under right conditions

CALGARY - Canada's biggest crude oil shipper says a lot needs to happen before it would propose a new pipeline to the West Coast. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she wants to see a pipeline ru...

Jun 25, 2025

B.C. mall owner lays out plan for Bay leases. Landlords are unconvinced

TORONTO - A B.C. billionaire hoping to launch a new department store chain in former Hudson's Bay and Saks Canada spaces estimates she can have at least 20 locations up and running within 180 days of ...

Jun 25, 2025

Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination

OTTAWA - A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, ...

Jun 25, 2025

New campaign encourages B.C. to 'squeal' on invasive pigs

WILLIAMS LAKE - British Columbia's Invasive Species Council says the province needs to get ahead of the potential risk of invasive pigs before they gain a foothold the way they have elsewhere in Canad...

Jun 25, 2025