British Columbia

B.C. staff who failed to check on two abused foster children lose jobs: ministry

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says staff members at the Children's Ministry who failed to check on two Indigenous children who were systematically abused by their foster parents have lost...

Jun 29, 2023

Emergency department reopens after man shot dead by police in B.C. hospital

HOPE, B.C. - The Fraser Health authority says the emergency department at a Hope, B.C., hospital that was temporarily closed after a fatal police shooting has reopened. The department shut its doors W...

Jun 29, 2023

Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants B.C. port strike averted, cites economic impact

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is "deeply disturbed" the British Columbia port workers' union has served strike notice and is prepared to walk out on Saturday. The chamber has is...

Jun 29, 2023

Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays

VANCOUVER - Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he's been known to "partake" in watching fireworks, as a way to bring families together. But on Canada Day, he wants peo...

Jun 29, 2023

Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital

HOPE, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by an RCMP officer in southern British Columbia Wednesday. Mounties say an "interaction" between the ma...

Jun 28, 2023

B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments

VANCOUVER - In an attempt to ease some of the pressure on British Columbia's health-care system, Premier David Eby says the province will become the first in Canada to offer online booking for residen...

Jun 28, 2023

Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., probe theft of German shepherd puppies

NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP are investigating the theft of 10 German shepherd puppies from a backyard kennel in Nanaimo, B.C. Police say the theft occurred around 3 a.m. Monday morning. Since then, five ...

Jun 28, 2023

B.C. opens $500M fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings, keep rent affordable

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has opened access to its $500-million rental-protection fund that will help non-profit groups purchase rental buildings. The goal of providing the capital fu...

Jun 28, 2023

Protection coming for large tract of threatened grassland south of Kamloops, B.C.

VANCOUVER - More than 60 square kilometres of at-risk grassland in British Columbia's southern Interior will be protected forever as part of the newest conservation project in the province. The Nature...

Jun 28, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice

VANCOUVER - The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. More coming. The Canadian Press

Jun 28, 2023