British Columbia

Family 'optimistic' that B.C. woman detained in U.S. will be back within 24 hours

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home "in the next 24 hours." Jasmine Moone...

Mar 14, 2025

B.C. overdose deaths in January drop 30 per cent to 152, continuing downward trend

VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. January's figure was down more than 30 per...

Mar 14, 2025

Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an 18-year-old man has died in an early morning car crash in Stanley Park. They say in a news release that the driver of a white BMW was travelling between Second a...

Mar 14, 2025

Court approves sales of two plants owned by company linked to listeria outbreak

TORONTO - A court has approved the sale of two facilities owned by the Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. Court documents show Joriki is selling its...

Mar 14, 2025

B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds

A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel'...

Mar 13, 2025

B.C.'s Kwantlen university to lay off 70 faculty due to $49 million revenue loss

About 70 faculty members at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Metro Vancouver will receive lay-off notices Friday after a "sharp decline" in international students resulted in a revenue loss of about...

Mar 13, 2025

Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. - A woman has died after being found unresponsive on a mountain at a British Columbia ski resort. Police say a person riding the gondola at Whistler Blackcomb spotted the woman on Black...

Mar 13, 2025

B.C.'s Opposition leader proposes bill that would stop changing of the clocks

VICTORIA - British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad has introduced legislation that if passed would put a stop residents from having to change their clocks twice a year. The first reading of the...

Mar 13, 2025

UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled after two-year-old taken in Vancouver

UPDATE: Vancouver police say a two-year-old boy taken in Vancouver has been located safely. An Amber Alert has been cancelled as a result - - - EARLIER: Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 13, 2025

Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deep...

Mar 13, 2025