British Columbia

CP Railway adjusts safety measures following B.C. train crash: safety board

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a mistake by a Canadian Pacific Railway supervisor set off a crash between a freight train and a railway work vehicle in Cache Creek, B.C. The boa...

Oct 17, 2024

Snow warnings along B.C.-Yukon border as southern B.C. braces for atmospheric river

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued the first snowfall warnings of the season along the British Columbia and Yukon border, with accumulations up to 20 centimetres expected in some areas. The wea...

Oct 17, 2024

B.C. voters face atmospheric river with heavy rain, high winds on election day

VANCOUVER - Voters along the south coast of British Columbia who have not cast their ballots yet will have to contend with heavy rain and high winds from an incoming atmospheric river weather system o...

Oct 17, 2024

No shortage when it comes to B.C. housing policies, as Eby, Rustad offer clear choice

British Columbia voters face no shortage of policies when it comes to tackling the province's housing woes in the run-up to Saturday's election, with a clear choice for the next government's approach....

Oct 17, 2024

Here are some facts about British Columbia's housing market

Housing affordability is a key issue in the provincial election campaign in British Columbia, particularly in major centres. Here are some statistics about housing in B.C. from the Canada Mortgage and...

Oct 17, 2024

Atmospheric river system set to drench B.C.'s south coast on election weekend

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of an incoming atmospheric river weather system that will bring "prolonged heavy rain" to British Columbia's south coast this election weekend. It says the "f...

Oct 16, 2024

Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults

RICHMOND - An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Manda...

Oct 16, 2024

Man with prior assault convictions charged in Vancouver tourist beating

VANCOUVER - Police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault and remains in custody after an unprovoked attack on a woman who was visiting Vancouver. Vancouver police say the 35-year-old vict...

Oct 16, 2024

Interfor selling Quebec operations for $30M, closing Montreal corporate office

BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. is selling its three manufacturing facilities in Quebec and closing its corporate office in Montreal as the lumber producer plans to leave the province and focus on othe...

Oct 16, 2024

Co-operation 'right next step,' British say after Canada's latest India allegations

OTTAWA - The British government says India should co-operate with Canada's investigation into accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada. Ott...

Oct 16, 2024