British Columbia

Less boo for your buck: For the second Halloween in a row, US candy inflation hits double digits

Spooked by the high price of Halloween candy? There's not much relief in sight. For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle. Candy and gum prices a...

Oct 28, 2023

Location, location, location: three former Hells Angels clubhouses heading for sale

VANCOUVER - The three-bedroom East Vancouver home that's about to hit the market includes a brick fireplace and finished basement, along with a private back deck. Not to worry - the Hells Angels death...

Oct 28, 2023

Premier Eby condemns rise in hate crimes in B.C. stemming from Israeli-Hamas conflict

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is condemning the rise in hate crimes in the province, driven by the Israeli-Hamas war. Eby says in a written statement that his office has heard "directl...

Oct 27, 2023

Parks Canada says whirling disease could decimate fish, respect B.C. closures

VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials say they're closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could "decimate" as much as 90 per cent of young trout and salm...

Oct 27, 2023

A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia's Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease. Here are some facts about the disease: - S...

Oct 27, 2023

Hundreds arrested for shoplifting in latest Vancouver police blitz

VANCOUVER - A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended in 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. Vancouver police say the arrests were made d...

Oct 27, 2023

U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island

VANCOUVER - Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two ...

Oct 27, 2023

Outdoor gear retailer MEC names COO Peter Hlynsky as new CEO

VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Company says Peter Hlynsky is the retailer's new chief executive. Hlynsky joined the Vancouver-based outdoor gear company in 2020, serving as its chief financial officer...

Oct 27, 2023

B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur

VICTORIA - British Columbia has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province's official fossil emblem. The...

Oct 26, 2023

B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is moving to protect more old-growth forests and critical habitat with a type of crowd-source funding. Premier David Eby says the government will work with t...

Oct 26, 2023