British Columbia

RCMP, Crime Stoppers start awareness campaign over spiked drinks in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they're spearheading a public awareness campaign with local bar owners and Crime Stoppers over "several reports" of drinks being drugged at local nightclub...

Mar 12, 2025

B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for people who use drugs

VICTORIA - British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes physicians being told it can't be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking...

Mar 12, 2025

'Several critical safety failures' behind B.C. workers death, WorkSafeBC says

RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the pr...

Mar 12, 2025

YouTuber sues B.C. conservation officer, government over alleged profit losses

VANCOUVER - A YouTube hunting personality is suing British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service alleging one of its officers defamed and targeted him in a "malicious, obsessive and compulsive fashi...

Mar 12, 2025

B.C.'s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement

VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats' hold on the provincial legislature where they have a on...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 12, 2025

Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

VICTORIA - British Columbia's politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member's bill proposing universal access to mental health care for p...

Mar 12, 2025

Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust

VANCOUVER - Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system's undisputed "moon king," after discovering 128 more moons circling the ringed planet. The discovery by a team, inc...

Mar 12, 2025

Multi-vehicle crash shuts Highway 99 south of Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. - A multi-vehicle crash has shut down the Sea-to-Sky Highway in both directions on the way to Whistler, B.C. RCMP say poor weather is contributing to the road conditions and drivers are...

Mar 12, 2025

'Motorcyclist's unfortunate decision' not the fault of Vancouver police: watchdog

SURREY, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared Vancouver officers in relation to the death of a motorcyclist that occurred shortly after a chase had stopped. The Independent Investigations Office s...

Mar 12, 2025

Ottawa, province to provide rent support for B.C. gender-based violence survivors

VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have announced funding to ensure adequate housing for survivors of gender-based violence in the province. The B.C. Housing Ministry says in a ne...

Mar 12, 2025