British Columbia

Uber Eats launches cannabis delivery service in Vancouver, Victoria

VANCOUVER - A partnership between Uber Eats and cannabis resource company Leafly means British Columbia residents are now able to order legal pot and have it delivered to their door. Uber Canada says,...

Apr 18, 2023

BC Coroners Service says nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023

VICTORIA - Numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show deaths from toxic, unregulated drugs have nudged record levels across the province for the second year in a row. The coroners service says 5...

Apr 18, 2023

Inquest to hear officers' testimony in 2015 police-involved death of B.C. man

BURNABY, B.C. - Vancouver police officers involved in a fatal beating of a man almost eight years ago are expected to testify this week at a coroner's inquest into the death. Myles Gray, who was 33, d...

Apr 18, 2023

Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley in line for four of six new proposed B.C. ridings

VICTORIA - British Columbia's electoral map is poised to expand by six ridings, increasing the number of provincial constituencies to 93 from the current 87 ahead of the 2024 fixed election date. Amen...

Apr 17, 2023

Two men charged in 2021 Naramata, B.C., murder linked to gang violence: police

SURREY, B.C. - Two men have been charged with first-degree murder of a British Columbia woman in a case that police say represents a prime example of gang violence spreading across the province. Twent...

Apr 17, 2023

Twenty-year-old arrested following stabbing death of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus

SURREY, B.C. - Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., in connection with the stabbing of a teenager on a Metro Vancouver transit bus last week. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Be...

Apr 17, 2023

Vancouver airport promising improvements following Christmas season travel mess

VANCOUVER - Officials with Vancouver International Airport are promising new real-time weather monitoring equipment, gate protocols and better communication after releasing a review of the travel chao...

Apr 17, 2023

The sale of Teck to a foreign buyer would be a loss for Canada, critics say

VANCOUVER - Some industry watchers say a hostile takeover of Canada's largest diversified mining company by a foreign entity would be bad news for the Canadian economy. Swiss commodities giant Glencor...

Apr 17, 2023

Teck controlling shareholder calls Glencore bid the wrong one at the wrong time

VANCOUVER - The controlling shareholder of Teck Resources Ltd. rejected Glencore's offer to buy the Canadian miner, but says he is open to talking about other possible deals once the company completes...

Apr 17, 2023

Eight years on, inquest into police-linked death of Myles Gray to begin in Burnaby

BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's inquest is set to begin in Burnaby, B.C., today that will probe the 2015 death of a man severely beaten by a group of Vancouver Police officers. Myles Gray died on Aug. 13,...

Apr 17, 2023