British Columbia

RCMP confirm Indigenous teen missing in Williams Lake, B.C., has been found safe

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago in Williams Lake has been found. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says the 13-year-old is safe. He did not say where she was ...

Oct 02, 2023

Rush's Geddy Lee reflects on 'My Effin' Life' with book and tour

TORONTO - Rush bassist Geddy Lee is getting closer to his heart with a new memoir. The "Tom Sawyer" musician is set to release "My Effin' Life" on Nov. 14 which will coincide with a 14-city North Amer...

Oct 02, 2023

Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites

VANCOUVER - Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a sa...

Oct 01, 2023

Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access

VANCOUVER - Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says. McLaren left a civilian position with t...

Sep 30, 2023

Prince George, B.C. Mounties urge people not to feed coyotes after 6 attacks

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are "actively investigating" six separate coyote attacks within a week in the city. RCMP say in a statement they have issued a warnin...

Sep 29, 2023

B.C. tech holding company Tiny buys majority stake in film review platform Letterboxd

VICTORIA - Tech holding company Tiny Ltd. says it's buying a majority stake in movie review platform Letterboxd. Victoria, B.C.-based Tiny has not shared what it will pay for the 60 per cent stake it ...

Sep 29, 2023

B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, saying the province "could not prohi...

Sep 28, 2023

State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna, B.C., after McDougall Creek wildfire

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area. It s...

Sep 28, 2023

Artizia sees $6M net loss in Q2, CEO says results 'do not meet our high standards'

VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says it incurred an almost $6 million net loss in its latest quarter as its chief executive admitted the financial results do not meet its "high standards." The Vancouver appa...

Sep 28, 2023

Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase

VANCOUVER - An upward trend in flu and COVID-19 cases in British Columbia has prompted a renewed requirement to wear masks in all health-care facilities. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say...

Sep 28, 2023