British Columbia

B.C. growth forecast drops to one per cent for 2023, but deficit projection improves

VICTORIA - British Columbia's economy is forecast to grow one per cent in 2023, a drop from the 1.2 per cent predicted earlier by the Ministry of Finance. The ministry's second quarterly report also f...

Nov 28, 2023

Tories bristle at Liberal charge they're deserting Ukraine with vote against bill

OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives are pushing back against Liberal accusations that they're abandoning Ukraine, after Tory MPs voted against a bill that implements an update to a Canada-Ukraine trade dea...

Nov 28, 2023

B.C. mother, stepdad plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 6-year-old Dontay Lucas

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have pleaded guilty to his manslaughter, more than five years after the boy was found in medical distress in the woman's hom...

Nov 27, 2023

Conservative deputy calls MP 'unhinged' for linking Poilievre and Winnipeg killings

SURREY, B.C. - Federal Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman is calling a Metro Vancouver MP "unhinged" for a social media post that questioned if there was a connection between Pierre Poilievre...

Nov 27, 2023

AG blames B.C. Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash, IIO investigates

SURREY, B.C. - The police watchdog is investigating a B.C. highway chase involving a tractor flying a protest banner against sexual orientation and gender identity programs in schools, something the p...

Nov 27, 2023

Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour

VANCOUVER - Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver. Mounties say they were called Sun...

Nov 27, 2023

A list of facts about sextortion, a type of blackmail that can turn deadly

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 12-year-old boy died by suicide in October after falling victim to online sextortion. Here are some facts about sextortion: - Sextortion is a...

Nov 27, 2023

Weekend crash south of Whistler, B.C., kills two adults, one child

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Two adults and a child are dead and a fourth person was injured in a single vehicle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway south of Whistler. Insp. Robert Dykstra, the officer in charge of t...

Nov 27, 2023

Air Transat flight attendants OK strike mandate if new contract cannot be reached

MONTREAL - The union representing 2,100 flight attendants at Air Transat says workers have voted to approve a strike if they cannot reach a new contract with the airline. The Canadian Union of Public ...

Nov 27, 2023

B.C. in court against pharma companies in bid to certify opioid class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid to get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of...

Nov 27, 2023