British Columbia

Kamloops, B.C., man charged with murder in the death of his mother: RCMP

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A 35-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after his mother's body was found near her Kamloops, B.C., home a year ago. Mounties say 57-year-old Jo-Anne Donovan was f...

Sep 13, 2024

B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man

VANCOUVER - A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year pri...

Sep 13, 2024

Four-day rescue operation freed a humpback whale off northern B.C.: DFO

A humpback whale was so entangled in fishing gear, ropes and buoys that it took four days for a Fisheries Department crew to unravel the mess, Paul Cottrell said. The rescue off British Columbia's coa...

Sep 13, 2024

Coastal GasLink fined $590K by B.C. environment office over pipeline build

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Environment Assessment Office has fined Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. $590,000 for "deficiencies" in the construction of its pipeline crossing the province. The office sa...

Sep 12, 2024

B.C. to ensure fruit growers impacted by co-op closure are paid for past harvests

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is taking steps to ensure tree fruit growers are compensated for past harvests after the closure of a co-operative that had served farmers for almost...

Sep 12, 2024

B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will end the provincial carbon tax on consumers and shift the onus to "big polluters" if the federal government removes a legal requi...

Sep 12, 2024

B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabet...

Sep 12, 2024

Dry conditions mean increased wildfire risk in B.C. through the fall

VANCOUVER - An expert with the BC Wildfire Service says relentless drought conditions for much of British Columbia sets the stage for more fire activity this fall. Neal McLoughlin, superintendent of p...

Sep 12, 2024

Bad weather and boat modifications led to capsizing off Haida Gwaii, TSB says

RICHMOND, B.C. - Poor weather and modifications to a passenger boat led to its capsizing and sinking off the coast of Haida Gwaii two years ago. A Transportation Safety Board report about the sinking ...

Sep 12, 2024

A timeline of harassment claims at Canada's spy agency

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has recently faced a series of revelations about allegations of workplace harassment and assault. Here is a timeline about the situation. July 2019: A B.C.-b...

Sep 12, 2024