British Columbia

Privacy commissioners investigate B.C. firm that does background checks for landlords

OTTAWA - The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a join...

Jun 04, 2024

B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils to argue if Israel should exist

BURNABY, B.C. - The school district in Burnaby, B.C., has launched an investigation into what it says was a harmful exam that asked students to make arguments about whether Jewish people deserve or ne...

Jun 04, 2024

B.C. organ donor project aims to reduce kidney rejection with better matches

VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia have set their sights on virtually eliminating organ rejection by using advanced genetic testing to better match patients with kidney donors. Dr. Paul Keown...

Jun 04, 2024

Vancouver home sales fall nearly 20 per cent in May as inventory continues to climb

VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in May fell 19.9 per cent from the previous year as more new properties continued to hit the market. Great...

Jun 04, 2024

'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their ...

Jun 03, 2024

B.C. First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...

Jun 03, 2024

Hackers may have accessed 22 B.C. government inboxes, data on 19 employees: Farnworth

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister says 22 government email inboxes with sensitive personal information on 19 employees may have been accessed during a cyber attack on the province'...

Jun 03, 2024

Speed restrictions, B.C. fishery closures, aim to protect southern killer whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced salmon fishery closures and mandatory speed limits in areas where southern resident killer whales forage and travel in the ongoing effort to protect th...

Jun 03, 2024

Weather hampers search for mountaineers missing since Friday near Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says the area where three climbers have been missing since Friday is "socked in" with clouds and moisture, hampering e...

Jun 03, 2024

B.C. sets distance for drivers to steer clear of cyclists, scooter users, walkers

VICTORIA - Drivers in British Columbia now have to meet minimum distances between their vehicle and people walking or riding on provincial roads. The new rules start Monday and require drivers to stay...

Jun 03, 2024