British Columbia

TransLink warns of huge public transport cuts unless '$600m funding gap' is addressed

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver's transportation provider TransLink is warning of massive service cuts unless a $600-million funding gap is addressed. It says overall transit reductions of up ...

Jul 25, 2024

Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study

VANCOUVER - A study of British Columbia's deadly heat dome in 2021 says the risk factor most strongly associated with dying during those sweltering days was whether that person was receiving income as...

Jul 25, 2024

Coolest temperatures in a month expected to bring respite in B.C. wildfire fight

Firefighters in British Columbia are expecting the warmer-than-usual weather to ease off today, fueling hope for more respite in their battle against more than 400 blazes. The BC Wildfire Service says...

Jul 25, 2024

Can B.C.'s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?

The southern resident killer whale known as Tahlequah captured global sympathy in 2018 when she pushed the body of her dead calf for more than two weeks in waters off British Columbia's south coast. S...

Jul 25, 2024

West Fraser second-quarter profits rise from loss last year, sales also up

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$105 million in the second quarter, up from a loss of US$131 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based company says it saw sales of US$1.7 billion...

Jul 24, 2024

RCMP issue public warning after Richmond, B.C., fraud victim loses more than $1.5M

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver have issued a public warning after a single victim reported losing more than $1.5 million in a fraud scheme. Richmond RCMP say it involved fraudsters posing ...

Jul 24, 2024

B.C. judge finds delays in child sex assault case went beyond trial 'ceiling'

VICTORIA - A British Columbia judge says trial delays for a man accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl went beyond a "ceiling" set by the Supreme Court of Canada as he stayed the case more...

Jul 24, 2024

Police identify two women found dead in Vancouver, say deaths aren't connected

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they have identified the two women whose bodies were found on the shores of English Bay on Sunday and Monday. Sgt. Steve Addison says police now know the women's na...

Jul 24, 2024

Teck Resources reports second-quarter profit down from year ago

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago due in part to its reduced ownership in steelmaking coal business Elk Valley Resources, along with lowe...

Jul 24, 2024

B.C. wildfire tally surges as firefighters take to air to battle blazes

The numbers seem ever increasing for British Columbia wildfire statistics, including more than 400 fires, tens of thousands of lightning strikes and at least six homes lost. The homes were in the Vena...

Jul 24, 2024