British Columbia

B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9 B

British Columbia families and small business operators are expected to benefit from an election-year budget that boosts spending while forecasting a ballooning deficit of more than $7.9 billion and ec...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 22, 2024

Here’s a look at the 2024 B.C. budget, by the numbers

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy has delivered an election-year budget that includes benefits for families and businesses as well as an increased deficit. Here are some of i...

Feb 22, 2024

Free IVF in British Columbia will ‘save marriages,’ says father of two

VANCOUVER - Liam Iliffe says he was almost brought to tears when he heard British Columbia was introducing one free cycle of invitro fertilization treatment for anyone who wants to start a family. Fin...

Feb 22, 2024

B.C. budget highlights, from soaring deficit to family benefit boost and free IVF

VICTORIA - The 2024 British Columbia budget includes new spending measures designed to ease high costs of living, while significantly boosting the province's deficit. Here are some highlights: THE DEF...

Feb 22, 2024

Man charged with 19 offences in violent robbery at Vancouver nightclub

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say 19 charges have been approved against a 27-year-old man who is accused of robbing and tying up workers at a nightclub in the city's Yaletown neighbourhood last year...

Feb 22, 2024

Four injured in shooting in residential neighbourhood in White Rock, B.C.

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Police say four men have been hospitalized with "serious" injuries after an overnight shooting in a residential neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver. RCMP in White Rock, B.C., say they ...

Feb 22, 2024

Safety is priority following worker's death in Vancouver crane incident: mayor

VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says he is "deeply saddened" by the death of a worker when the load from a crane fell on a building under construction in the city's Oakridge neighbourhood, and work...

Feb 22, 2024

Lawyer for victims' family members doubts Pickton will ever be granted parole

VANCOUVER - Serial killer Robert Pickton is now eligible to apply for day parole, but a lawyer representing family members of some of his victims says there's no chance of it being granted. The Parole...

Feb 22, 2024

'Seagrass' allowed filmmaker to explore Japanese Canadian stories, family fractures

VANCOUVER - As Meredith Hama-Brown's debut feature film "Seagrass" made waves during its festival run last fall, the Vancouver writer-director says she heard from many Japanese Canadians who thanked h...

Feb 22, 2024

Teck Resources reports Q4 profit up and record copper production

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier as it ramped up operations at its Quebrada Blanca mine and produced a record amount of copper. The ...

Feb 22, 2024