British Columbia

B.C.'s south coast sees first snowfall of the season

VANCOUVER - Residents of B.C.'s South Coast are encouraged to dress warmly and get their winter tires ready as snowfall warnings are in effect for the region this weekend. Environment Canada says a wi...

Feb 01, 2025

'Metabolic knife edge': Study offers insight into hummingbirds' hibernation-like rest

Powered by nectar and a metabolic marvel, migratory hummingbirds travel thousands of kilometres each year, breeding in places like British Columbia before making the journey as far away as Mexico to a...

Feb 01, 2025

Judge grants temporary reprieve to hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing avian flu cull

TORONTO - A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400 ostriches that were facing a deadline on Saturday for them to be killed at a British Columbia farm hit by an outbreak of avian f...

Jan 31, 2025

Forecasters say B.C. 'well-positioned' despite uncertainty of tariff threat: province

VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says she expects uncertainty and instability over the four years of Donald Trump's U.S. presidency, but private-sector forecasters have indicated the pro...

Jan 31, 2025

Weather prompts record 1.4 million electricity outages for BC Hydro customers in 2024

VANCOUVER - Nearly 1.4 million BC Hydro customers lost their power last year due to weather-related events, setting an all-time record for the utility. BC Hydro says in a statement that the unpreceden...

Jan 31, 2025

Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted

VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia's backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a "major increase in avalanche danger." The foreca...

Jan 31, 2025

Wendy Cocchia sworn in as B.C.'s 31st lieutenant-governor

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has introduced British Columbia's new lieutenant-governor, saying Wendy Cocchia's lifelong leadership and dedication to community service sets an example for everyone. Coc...

Jan 30, 2025

B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional

Luciano Mariani broke into the Vancouver Island home of his former girlfriend Caroline Bernard in August 2021 and bludgeoned her with a baseball bat while she slept, leaving the "ghastly scene" for th...

Jan 30, 2025

B.C. woman pleads guilty to multiple charges of human trafficking after 2023 arrest

A British Columbia woman has pleaded guilty to charges of human trafficking, assault, unlawful confinement and sexual exploitation of minors. Jennifer Stephens was arrested by Langley RCMP officers in...

Jan 30, 2025

B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools

VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board in a dispute over a safety plan where the board barred police from schools except in emergencies. Minister L...

Jan 30, 2025