British Columbia

No conflict in handling of B.C. zero-emission grants, says auditor general

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says his office has found no evidence of a conflict of interest in the handling of provincial grants for the zero-emission vehicle sector, after an accusa...

Aug 28, 2024

Man arrested after violent carjacking at B.C. airport: RCMP

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A 29-year-old man has been arrested after what police say was a violent carjacking outside the Prince George Airport. Prince George RCMP say the elderly driver suffered serious i...

Aug 28, 2024

Wildfires continue to drop in B.C., just over 40 blazes burning out of control

The number of out-of-control wildfires continues to drop in British Columbia on the heels of a cold front bringing rain and fall-like temperatures to many areas. About 280 blazes remain active across ...

Aug 28, 2024

Flair Airlines seeks investors to ‘restructure’ finances and grow fleet

VANCOUVER - Flair Airlines says it is looking for partners to inject fresh capital into the budget carrier in order to "restructure" its finances and build out its fleet. Eric Tanner, vice-president o...

Aug 28, 2024

HandyDART workers reject contract offer, union weighing options

VANCOUVER - Workers at British Columbia's HandyDART transit service have rejected a final contract offer, and their union says it is now considering its next move. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724...

Aug 27, 2024

B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care pro...

Aug 27, 2024

'Loopy', 'whacky' or a 'big blue tent'? Growing pains for Rustad's B.C. Conservatives

VICTORIA - When BC United staged a news conference in Victoria last week, party officials turned up with a prop - a literal tinfoil hat, emblazoned with a B.C. Conservative Party logo and the words "5...

Aug 27, 2024

B.C. brings in 'bell to bell' school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters

VANCOUVER - Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices in classrooms. ...

Aug 27, 2024

How much microplastic is in your coffee? New device by UBC researchers could tell you

VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've come up with a portable device that can cheaply detect the amount of microplastics in drinks and other liquids. Tianxi Yang, w...

Aug 27, 2024

Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 17-year-old from Ontario is dead after climbing over a fence and falling off the edge of a cliff in a popular park in North Vancouver, B.C. Dwayne Derban, assistant fire chie...

Aug 27, 2024