British Columbia

Two community newspapers publish their last editions in B.C. this week

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Two newspapers in British Columbia are publishing their last editions this week, eliminating coverage by community newspapers for a large swath of the province's northeast. Glaci...

Oct 16, 2023

Business gloom deepens as sales moderate, Bank of Canada survey finds

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says its business outlook survey indicator fell in the third quarter as companies expect sales growth to slow over the coming year. The bank's business outlook survey repor...

Oct 16, 2023

A&W launches reusable, exchangeable cup program to tackle single-use cup waste

VANCOUVER - A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. says it's launching an exchangeable and reusable cup program across the country in a bid to reduce waste. The Vancouver-based fast food chain says its ...

Oct 16, 2023

Suspicious fire guts B.C. elementary school, plans underway for students and teachers

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Plans are underway to bring school life back to normal as quickly as possible for students and teachers at a Metro Vancouver elementary school that was destroyed in a suspicious...

Oct 15, 2023

Partial solar eclipse could be seen in B.C., but forecast may hamper view

VANCOUVER - Residents in southwestern British Columbia are in the best place to view the solar eclipse this morning. The event is known as a ring-of-fire eclipse, where the moon passes in front of the...

Oct 14, 2023

Forest Practices Board investigates planned back burn in B.C.'s Shuswap region

British Columbia's forest watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the province's response to wildfires that ripped through small communities on the shores of Shuswap Lake in August, destroying or d...

Oct 13, 2023

Man charged with murdering B.C. woman who went missing in 2022

COQUITLAM, B.C. - A 30-year-old man has been charged with murdering a Coquitlam, B.C., woman who was reported missing last November. Police say that after an almost yearlong investigation, homicide in...

Oct 13, 2023

Surrey, B.C., to ask court to review provincial order to stay with municipal police

SURREY, B.C. - The City of Surrey says it will file a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a judicial review of the provincial government's order that forces it to continue the tran...

Oct 13, 2023

Rare eclipse due Saturday over western B.C., but clouds could block the show

VANCOUVER - Western British Columbia will be the best place in Canada to view a rare annular solar eclipse set to happen Saturday, but cloudy skies could obscure the phenomenon for many viewers. An an...

Oct 13, 2023

Macklem says BoC will have to decide whether to be patient or to raise rates further

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank will be deciding whether to exert patience at its next rate meeting or hike rates further. Macklem held a virtual roundtable with re...

Oct 13, 2023