British Columbia

With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next

VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw milli...

Apr 06, 2025

Top leaders finish second week of election campaign

Federal party leaders are prepared to finish the second week of the federal election campaign with events in Nova Scotia and British Columbia. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announce...

Apr 06, 2025

B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over the soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in respo...

Apr 05, 2025

Vancouver voters look to fill two council seats in municipal byelection

VANCOUVER - Voters in Vancouver are heading to the polls today - but not for the federal election that's still weeks away from its conclusion. Vancouverites will instead cast their ballots in the muni...

Apr 05, 2025

Former B.C. teacher, 85, guilty of indecent assaults on his Grade 6 students

NORTH VANCOUVER - A B.C. provincial court judge has found an 85-year-old former elementary school teacher guilty of nine sex-related charges, most involving his former Grade 6 students. There were 12 ...

Apr 04, 2025

Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC to defend sovereignty, fight misinformation

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilie...

Apr 04, 2025

B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary

NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, whic...

Apr 04, 2025

B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating whether a Tesla was intentionally targeted when a rock smashed through its windshield, seriously injuring a passenger. A statement from the Vancouver ...

Apr 03, 2025

High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier

British Columbia's premier says he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how tariffs could devastate the province's softwoo...

Apr 03, 2025

U-Vic's overdose polices didn't 'meet the moment' before student's death: report

VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year, but instead a report says she didn't get the naloxone...

Apr 03, 2025