British Columbia

'Atmospheric river' set to hit Island, Vancouver & south coast of B.C.

VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia's south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a "potent and impactful" storm will bring heavy rain to Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada ...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 04, 2023

Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says

VICTORIA - Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it's calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. The agency says the storm will bring heavy rain and snow at...

Dec 03, 2023

Father, 13-year-old son victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say

RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his father were the victims in a double homicide in the suburban Vancouver city of Richmond. IHIT ...

Dec 02, 2023

Thousands of trees will be felled in Vancouver's Stanley Park due to moth infestation

VANCOUVER - The quiet of Stanley Park's forests has been splintered as chainsaws roar in a multi-year project to remove about one quarter of the trees that make up what's considered a Vancouver jewel....

Dec 02, 2023

RCMP issue warning about deadly toxic drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP have issued a warning about high-potency drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C., saying police have responded to five suspected overdose deaths in seven days. The statement says Mountie...

Dec 01, 2023

B.C. launching four-year study on how e-scooters fit into transport system

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has launched another study to decide how e-scooters fit into the provincial transportation network. The four-year safety review will start next April and rep...

Dec 01, 2023

Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'

VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kev...

Dec 01, 2023

B.C. urges people to prepare for atmospheric river bearing down on south coast

VICTORIA - A bulletin has been issued warning residents in south western British Columbia to prepare for an atmospheric river bearing down on the area. The statement from the Ministry of Emergency Man...

Dec 01, 2023

Police in Vancouver, B.C., probe 'mysterious' fentanyl poisoning

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they're investigating how a man mysteriously fell ill from fentanyl poisoning following a brief encounter with a stranger last week. They say in a statement that in...

Dec 01, 2023

Cracks in job market grow as BoC succeeds at slowing economy to a near halt

OTTAWA - Canada's unemployment rate continues to trend higher as the Bank of Canada's steep interest rate hikes weigh down the economy leaves workers with fewer options in the job market. Statistics C...

Dec 01, 2023