British Columbia

99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says there's been a 99 per cent drop in the number of online Ozempic prescriptions filled by Americans from pharmacies in that province since it introduced r...

Jun 16, 2023

African descent advisory group feels lied to over police return to Vancouver schools

VANCOUVER - Members of the African descent advisory committee for the Vancouver Police Department say they feel they were lied to over the process to reinstate a program that deploys armed officers to...

Jun 16, 2023

Surrey, B.C., to stay with RCMP over independent force, costing the city millions

SURREY, B.C. - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says council has voted to revert its policing back to the RCMP, a move than will cost the city millions of dollars. Mayor Brenda Locke told reporters that she...

Jun 16, 2023

B.C.'s largest wildfire still threatens, as conditions elsewhere ease

VANCOUVER - Rain and cooler weather over much of British Columbia has prompted two fire centres in the southern and central Interior to roll back campfire bans. The Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres s...

Jun 16, 2023

Some Chinese Canadians embrace 'white people food' movement, others are baffled

VANCOUVER - Cheese sticks and a bagel. A boiled egg with raw broccoli. A fat ball of burrata cheese sitting atop a pile of green grapes. Welcome to the divisive world of "white people food," a movemen...

Jun 16, 2023

Kitten stuck under floor of Surrey, B.C., home for 4 days is cut free by firefighters

SURREY, B.C. - Firefighters had to cut through an exterior wall of a home in Surrey, B.C., to rescue a kitten trapped under the floor for four days. Mark Vosper, regional manager of animal protection ...

Jun 15, 2023

State of emergency to be lifted in Lytton, B.C., two years after fire destroyed town

LYTTON, B.C. - Almost two years after a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., residents will soon be able to return to their properties. Council for the Village of Lytton has voted to allow the local ...

Jun 15, 2023

Vancouver Police Board to receive department's report on Myles Gray inquest

VANCOUVER - A report to the Vancouver Police Board says the department is committed to adopting both recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the beating death of Myles Gray, but advocates say ke...

Jun 15, 2023

BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

VANCOUVER - The Crown utility in charge of generating and delivering electricity in British Columbia says the province is going to need enough new power to run 270,000 homes starting as early as 2028....

Jun 15, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Wildfire evacuation order lifted for Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

An evacuation order has been lifted for the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., nine days after more than 2,000 residents were forced out by an encroaching wildfire. More coming The Canadian Press

Jun 15, 2023