British Columbia

Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail

OTTAWA - The Canadian Border Services Agency says hikers on a trail that crosses into British Columbia from Washington state will no longer be allowed to proceed without first entering Canada through ...

Jan 27, 2025

Feds to contribute $663M for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over 10 years

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government says it's kicking in more than $663 million in funding for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over the next decade, beginning next year. Energy and N...

Jan 27, 2025

Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions

VANCOUVER - In early 2020, Lili Wu was already "armed to the teeth" whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. - face mask, sanitizer, protective eyewear and gloves. ...

Jan 27, 2025

B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges

A British Columbia-based climate change activist says he's looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food when he returns to his native Pakistan, as he was being deported from Canada on Sund...

Jan 26, 2025

One driver dead at scene of multi-vehicle crash on Metro Vancouver bridge

SURREY, B.C. - The Surrey Police Service says one driver is dead and others have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision on the Patullo Bridge, a key route in Metro Vancouver. Police say the crash a...

Jan 26, 2025

B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister

VANCOUVER - A climate activist in British Columbia says he's packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal fr...

Jan 25, 2025

B.C. chief wants Oscar-nominated residential school film to be part of curriculum

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An Oscar-nominated documentary about deaths, abuse and missing children at a former British Columbia residential school should be shown in schools across Canada, says a First Nat...

Jan 24, 2025

TSB investigators deployed after boat crash and sinking near Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed a team of investigators after a collision and sinking of a workboat near Squamish, B.C., last month. It says the inciden...

Jan 24, 2025

B.C. climate activist couple to live in Pakistan if deportation proceeds

VANCOUVER - British Columbia climate activist Zain Haq and his wife Sophia Papp are planning to live together in Pakistan if his threatened deportation proceeds on Saturday, and blame his imminent exp...

Jan 24, 2025

Critics denounce Vancouver mayor's 'Trumpian' plan to 'integrate' Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause supportive hous...

Jan 24, 2025