British Columbia

B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa's similar changes

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to restrict drug use in some public areas because successful court challenges prevented it from being brought into for...

Dec 19, 2024

Landslide on tracks stops Amtrak passenger runs between Seattle and Vancouver

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A landslide that blocked railway tracks has stopped Amtrak passenger service between Vancouver and Seattle. Amtrak says in a statement Thursday that the landslide near White Rock, B...

Dec 19, 2024

Family says man received MAID on psychiatric day pass, files wrongful-death lawsuit

VANCOUVER - The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure'...

Dec 19, 2024

Forfeited Hells Angels clubhouse in Kelowna, B.C., sold to the city

A former Hells Angels clubhouse that was seized by the British Columbia government in 2023 after years of fighting in court has been sold to the City of Kelowna. A statement from Public Safety Ministe...

Dec 19, 2024

Ryan Reynolds 'honoured' and 'a bit more officery' after Order of Canada naming

VANCOUVER - "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds thanked the country after he was named as an officer of the Order of Canada, saying the nation shaped and continues to inspire him. In a short statement, the...

Dec 19, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Police union criticizes assault case's handling after officer's suicide

VANCOUVER - The president of the Vancouver Police Union has criticized the handling of a sexual assault case that ended in the suicide of a Central Saanich Police officer. Ralph Kaisers says in a lett...

Dec 19, 2024

Dozens get sick with 'norovirus-like' illness after eating raw B.C. oysters

VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say at least 64 people have become sick after eating raw oysters from restaurants and retail locations. A statement from the BC Centre for Disease Cont...

Dec 19, 2024

Latest B.C. storm brings 140 km/h gusts to Vancouver Island amid wind, snow warnings

VANCOUVER - Winds approaching 140 km/h have been hitting Vancouver Island weather stations after Environment Canada issued the latest in a series of wind warnings for the B.C. coast. It says the warni...

Dec 19, 2024

'Running in fear': Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event

When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the Victoria Conference Centre, he touted invitees from across the political spectrum, including liberal lu...

Dec 19, 2024

B.C. police officer charged with sexual assault dies by suicide, reports say

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - Several British Columbia media reports say one of two Central Saanich Police officers charged with sexual assaulting a woman they met on duty has died by suicide. The Times Colo...

Dec 18, 2024