British Columbia

Federal government reaches $7M settlement with B.C. First Nation

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister G...

Apr 04, 2024

B.C. to get wildfire training and education centre in response to expert task force

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says a training and education centre for wildfire fighters will be established in response to recommendations by a task force that looked into last year's c...

Apr 04, 2024

One person hurt in second Vancouver shooting within days

VANCOUVER - One person has been injured in a shooting in Vancouver's downtown core, the second such incident in the area in less than a week. Vancouver police say officers responded to reports of shot...

Apr 04, 2024

WCK urges Canada, others to back call for independent probe of deadly airstrike

OTTAWA - World Central Kitchen is asking Canada to back its demand for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrikes that killed seven aid workers. Canadian army veteran Jacob Flickinger wa...

Apr 04, 2024

Plans to lift a B.C. orca calf out of remote lagoon aim for two-week timeline

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A rescue effort that involves lifting a killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island could happen within the next two weeks. Federal Fisheries Departme...

Apr 04, 2024

Vancouver mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site

VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says the city is disappointed about the new location of an overdose prevention site in the downtown core. Ken Sim says in a news release that the city was not consul...

Apr 03, 2024

B.C. man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring

SURREY, B.C. - A British Columbia man has been convicted for his involvement in an international online group dedicated to trafficking child pornography. The province's RCMP division says in a release...

Apr 03, 2024

B.C. government targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in flipping tax

VICTORIA - British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact the home-flipping tax, charging 20 per cent to those who sell their home within the first year. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy told the leg...

Apr 03, 2024

BC Hydro wants more clean power to help meet demand, clean energy targets

VICTORIA - BC Hydro is looking for more clean power to add to its grids as electricity demands are expected to increase by 15 per cent in the next six years. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carb...

Apr 03, 2024

Lamborghini 'joyride' by 13-year-old ends in total write off: West Vancouver police

VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a "joyride" by a 13-year-old in their parents' Lamborghini set off a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a total write-off by the insurance company. Police s...

Apr 03, 2024