British Columbia

B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture claims 10 properties owned by alleged drug dealer

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says 10 properties in Prince George should be forfeited for their alleged use in a years-long drug trafficking operation. The province's Director of Civil Forfeiture say...

Nov 23, 2023

Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars from feds to grow transit

VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from the federal government in order to improve transit. Port Coquitlam M...

Nov 23, 2023

Gunfire, armed soldiers in Vancouver this weekend, but all just a test, says military

VANCOUVER - It might look frightening, but Vancouver residents are being advised not to be concerned if they hear what sounds like gunfire or see armed military members around a now-closed brewery on ...

Nov 23, 2023

Efforts underway to stabilize slope threatening two dozen Penticton homes.

PENTICTON, B.C. - Residents of a mobile home park in Penticton, B.C., must wait another day to learn when they might be allowed to return to their homes. Twenty-five units in the Pleasant Valley Mobil...

Nov 23, 2023

RCMP helicopter rescues man after truck stuck in snow west of Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - A man whose truck got stuck in the snow west of Kelowna, B.C., needed to be rescued by an RCMP helicopter. Rescuers say the man was unharmed but the situation could have ended much wor...

Nov 22, 2023

Canadian astronaut Kutryk bound for space station, colleague to back up moon flight

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada's newest astronauts were given marching orders Wednesday, with one bound for a sojourn on the International Space Station while the other will serve as backup on a highly anti...

Nov 22, 2023

B.C's speculation tax on homes expands by 13 new municipalities

VICTORIA - One of British Columbia's first measures to combat the housing crisis is being expanded to include 13 more communities. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the New Democrat government's sp...

Nov 22, 2023

Three hurt when a facade falls from a building onto scaffolding in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Three workers have been hurt after a facade fell off a building onto scaffolding in downtown Vancouver. Captain Matthew Trudeau, with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, says they were cal...

Nov 22, 2023

B.C. opposition parties heat up climate debate with attacks on NDP's plans

VICTORIA - Climate change has become a hot button political issue in British Columbia with opposition parties launching election-style attacks on the New Democrat government's clean climate policies. ...

Nov 22, 2023

Fighting inflation half-heartedly would be ‘huge mistake,’ BoC's Macklem warns

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns fighting inflation half-heartedly and living with its consequences would be a huge mistake. The governor is delivering a speech to the Sai...

Nov 22, 2023