British Columbia

B.C. introduces legislation to reduce poverty rate by 60 per cent over next decade

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it is setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty in the province, with a focus on lifting children and seniors above the poverty line. Sheila...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 05, 2024

WorkSafeBC says no injuries in fourth crane accident in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER - There has been another crane accident in Metro Vancouver, in what B.C.'s workers' safety agency says is the fourth such incident this year. WorkSafeBC says the latest incident happened Mon...

Mar 05, 2024

Man arrested in Port Moody, B.C., after driving car into sea for video livestream

PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a man may be charged after he allegedly drove his vehicle into the sea as part of a livestreamed video. Const. Sam Zacharias says in a release that o...

Mar 05, 2024

B.C.'s securities watchdog fined rule breakers $430M. Why can't it make them pay?

VANCOUVER - Ronald McHaffie said he had big plans to build a ski resort near Hope, 150 km east of Vancouver, ahead of the 2010 Olympics. He cut an unlikely figure, with a Grizzly Adams beard and no hi...

Mar 05, 2024

Longtime B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election in fall vote

VICTORIA - British Columbia's longtime Environment Minister George Heyman says he's decided not to run in this fall's provincial election. Seventy-four-year-old Heyman says in a social media post that...

Mar 04, 2024

One killed in B.C. avalanche near Revelstoke as warning extended to Thursday

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An avalanche in British Columbia's Interior has killed a snow biker near Revelstoke as warnings of persisting danger are extended by the forecaster. Avalanche Canada says the fatal ...

Mar 04, 2024

TSX ticks lower Monday, U.S. stock markets back off from last week's highs

TORONTO - Canada's main stock index ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets also eased from the highs they hit last week. The S&P/TSX composite index ...

Mar 04, 2024

B.C. Supreme Court approves $14.4-million settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of iPhone owners says a British Columbia judge has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement with tech giant Apple over software updates that allegedly slo...

Mar 04, 2024

Six skiers rescued on southwestern B.C. mountains amid heavy snowfall

WHISTLER, B.C. - Six skiers have been rescued in two separate operations in the mountains in southwestern British Columbia. North Shore Rescue says on its Facebook page that five skiers were reported ...

Mar 04, 2024

New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board

VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver's real estate board says new listings were up in February as home sellers shed some of their hesitance and home sales also rose. The board, which changed its name to Grea...

Mar 04, 2024