British Columbia

BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault was a danger seven years before it blew up under a Vancouver street, injuring two people and badly...

Jun 22, 2023

B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth

VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children and youth is calling on the provincial government to identify and implement policies to support gender-diverse children, particularly those in...

Jun 22, 2023

'Hugo is fine': RCMP say Richmond, B.C., resident harassed over false cruelty claim

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver are telling the public to leave a pet owner and their dog Hugo alone after the resident was "mercilessly harassed" over unfounded claims of animal abuse. A s...

Jun 22, 2023

Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers

KELOWNA, B.C. - Wine growers in British Columbia are calculating their losses from a bitter cold snap in the province last winter that has devastated vineyards. Industry representatives are at a Kelow...

Jun 22, 2023

Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village

VANCOUVER - The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada's two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass throug...

Jun 22, 2023

Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran

VICTORIA - A charge of sexual assault laid against the former mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has been stayed by a special prosecutor. The B.C. Prosecution Service announced in a statement Thursday that the c...

Jun 22, 2023

Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world

VANCOUVER - Fae Johnstone says "nothing ever could have prepared" her for the barrage of online harassment she endured after being featured in an International Women's Day campaign for Hershey Canada....

Jun 22, 2023

NDP expected to win B.C. byelections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place

VICTORIA - The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the parties that take second p...

Jun 22, 2023

LeBlanc says plans for new infrastructure funding program on track for the fall

WHISTLER, B.C. - Federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says details on the "next generation" of funding programs are on track to be announced in the fall. Canada's premiers have pushed for m...

Jun 21, 2023

Unifor announces union drive for Amazon workers in Metro Vancouver

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Unifor says it's planning a union drive for Amazon workers in Metro Vancouver. The union announced the drive in a press release Wednesday after an in-person event near an Amazo...

Jun 21, 2023