British Columbia

One seriously hurt as plane catches fire in Surrey, B.C., RCMP say

SURREY, B.C. - Police say a person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a plane caught fire in a field in the Metro Vancouver community of Surrey. RCMP say officers were assisting fi...

Jun 02, 2023

'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city's Downtown Eastside. They say officers responded to reports of shots fired Thursday afternoon...

Jun 02, 2023

B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children's hospice. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the fun...

Jun 02, 2023

B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island. The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issu...

Jun 02, 2023

Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs

Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs. Vancouver began its own system called Radar in ...

Jun 02, 2023

Vancouver home sales rise in May, nearing 10-year average: real estate board

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says May home sales rose 15.7 per cent from a year earlier. The B.C. board says Vancouver's housing market is showing signs of heating up heading...

Jun 02, 2023

Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to de...

Jun 01, 2023

B.C. man who worked at drug rehab centre faces three sexual-assault charges

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 50-year-old man who worked at a drug recovery organization has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. The New Westminster Poli...

Jun 01, 2023

Officer in Langley, B.C., faces charge from incidents dating back five years

VICTORIA - A Mountie who works in the Langley, B.C., detachment has been charged with breach of trust. The B.C. Prosecution Service says the single charge was approved against Const. Navarash Dhillon....

Jun 01, 2023

Lululemon sees revenue, income rise in first quarter with strong international growth

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported net income of US$290.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, up almost 53 per centfrom US$190.0 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based company, whic...

Jun 01, 2023