British Columbia

NDP frustrations with B.C. Conservative campaign promises prompts McRib parody post

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democratic Party says it is responsible for a parody social media post that has B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promising to bring back McDonald's McRib sandwic...

Oct 14, 2024

B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day. The plan includes reinstating provincial exams for Grade 10 and 12 students,...

Oct 13, 2024

Environment Canada issues rainfall warnings for B.C.'s north coast

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for British Columbia's northern coast due to a strong frontal system moving through the region. It is warning that inland sections of the coast should ...

Oct 13, 2024

Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office

SQUAMISH, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby is asking potential Green voters in British Columbia's Oct. 19 election to support his party instead to help keep John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives out of...

Oct 13, 2024

Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?

Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of the legislature in British Columbia - trusted name recognition and an angry constituency. She would know. In 200...

Oct 13, 2024

Calgary's public libraries closed due to cybersecurity breach

CALGARY - All Calgary Public Library locations have been closed due to a cybersecurity breach. The library posted the news on its website, stating the closures took effect as of 5 p.m. Friday. The pos...

Oct 12, 2024

Police arrest suspect after stabbing at New Westminster, B.C., Skytrain station

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they have arrested a person suspected of stabbing two people at a Skytrain station in the city. They say numerous people had called to repo...

Oct 12, 2024

Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78. His wife, Sherry MacDonald, confirmed the news in an interview, saying Vigars ...

Oct 12, 2024

Eby says no place for violence in politics as RCMP probe Campbell River bomb threat

LANGLEY, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby says violence should have no place in politics after a party campaign office in Campbell River was evacuated following a bomb threat. Eby, who was campaig...

Oct 12, 2024

Four-metre-long Great White Shark washes up on B.C. beach

A four-metre-long Great White Shark has washed up on a British Columbia beach. The Fisheries Department says their scientists confirmed the species by analyzing its tooth shape and the shape of its ta...

Oct 11, 2024