British Columbia

Workers at Hudson's Bay store in Kamloops, B.C., on strike

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Workers at the Hudson's Bay store at Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops, B.C., have walked off the job after their union and the company were unable to reach a wage agreement. United Steelwork...

Dec 10, 2023

Snowfall warnings issued in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and parts of Interior

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of weather warnings as a frontal system brings wind and snow to parts of British Columbia. The weather office says high winds are anticipated along t...

Dec 09, 2023

Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values

VANCOUVER - Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples." In 2021, import...

Dec 09, 2023

CSIS boss apologizes for response to rape claim, revamps anti-harassment plans

VANCOUVER - Canada's spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment allegations in the agency's British Columbia office. In a town hall this week, David Vigneault told Canad...

Dec 08, 2023

Police ID father killed in B.C. double homicide, suspect captured on video

RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP in Metro Vancouver have identified one of the victims in the double homicide of a father and his 13-year-old son at their home in Richmond, B.C. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti with the In...

Dec 08, 2023

Police investigating series of extortion threats linked with shooting in B.C.

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a series of extortion threats that police say may be linked. RCMP say they are working with police in Abbotsford to advance t...

Dec 08, 2023

Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months

VANCOUVER - About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia. became the first province to offer them in April. The province says in the first eight months of ...

Dec 08, 2023

Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast. It s...

Dec 08, 2023

Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven...

Dec 08, 2023

B.C. jury to resume deliberations in Ibrahim Ali's murder trial

VANCOUVER - A jury is resuming deliberations today in the case of Ibrahim Ali, whose marathon first-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court wrapped up Thursday. Ali is accused of murdering a 13-year...

Dec 08, 2023