British Columbia

B.C. says 578 foreign-educated nurses registered in 2023, doubling intake

VANCOUVER - The number of foreign-educated nurses newly registered in British Columbia this year has more than doubled from last year, as the province makes progress on a $1-billion, multi-year plan t...

Dec 05, 2023

Workplace expert says conditions at Canada's spy agency ripe for harassment

VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia expert on employment discrimination says toxic workplace claims against Canada's spy agency point to a "perfect storm" of conditions that allow harassment ...

Dec 05, 2023

Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms

VICTORIA - A salmon conservation group is raising concerns about reported increases in wild fish deaths, primarily herring, in British Columbia's open-net fish farms. Stan Proboszcz, senior scientist ...

Dec 05, 2023

Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall

VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...

Dec 05, 2023

B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

DUNCAN, B.C. - Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick. It says the more than 62-metre wooden stick ...

Dec 04, 2023

B.C. Premier Eby celebrates 'first-of-its-kind' seamless addictions care

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a new model of streamlining access to detox and addiction treatment aims to address the needs of people who repeatedly overdose, while avoiding the ...

Dec 04, 2023

Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year

VICTORIA - Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government's recent projection that economic growth will slow next year. The Economic Forecast Council, an independent...

Dec 04, 2023

Vancouver unveils Canada's first electric fire truck in its pledge to cut emissions

Vancouver's fire department is showing off what the city says is Canada's first electric fire engine. The Austrian-built pumper truck is part of the city's commitment to reduce fleet emissions by movi...

Dec 04, 2023

Man who swerved car near pro-Palestinian protester arrested for assault: Victoria PD

VICTORIA - Police in Victoria have arrested a man they say accelerated his car towards a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature over the weekend. Victoria Police say the man w...

Dec 04, 2023

Vancouver home sales rise in November as newly listed properties add to supply

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouversays home sales ticked up last month as the continued increase of newly listed properties has given prospective homebuyers in the region among the...

Dec 04, 2023