Category Archives: British Columbia

WHITEHORSE - The company that owns a Yukon gold mine that was the site of what the nearby First Nation has called an "environmental catastrophe" is facing a litany of legal challenges in Yukon, Ontari...

KELOWNA, B.C. - A former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election. Gavin Dew was a candidate in ...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province's justice, health and child-welfare systems. Kasari Govender says her office's latest report is a...

The BC Wildfire Service says thundershowers are expected to bring some much-needed moisture to areas of the province where hundreds of fires are burning, including a destructive blaze in the Kootenays...

SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Metro Vancouver say five men have been charged following an investigation that resulted in the dismantling of a large and sophisticated synthetic drug lab. RCMP say they beg...

VANCOUVER - Officials with the City of Vancouver say eight people have been taken to hospital after a fire at an apartment building in the Kitsilano neighbourhood. A statement from the city says the f...

WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mar...

VANCOUVER - Thirteen people have been charged with mischief over accusations they blocked the Vancouver Canadian National Railway line for hours during what police said was an unlawful protest last Ma...

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Councillors in the District of West Vancouver, B.C., have narrowly voted in favour of getting onboard with provincial legislation requiring communities to allow multi-unit housi...

RICHMOND, B.C. - A report from the Transportation Safety Board says an investigation couldn't determine a specific cause of a fatal small plane crash in southeastern B.C. last year, but it has prompte...