British Columbia

Woman found dead after firefighters douse blaze at Vancouver tent encampment

VANCOUVER - Police say a body has been found inside the remains of a burned tent at an encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. A statement from Const. Tania Visintin says the woman's body was fou...

Mar 13, 2023

South B.C. highway passes see more snow, Avalanche Canada urges caution as storm hits

VANCOUVER - The first day of spring is exactly one week away, but extreme winter conditions still persist on British Columbia's southern and southeastern mountain passes as snowfall warnings are poste...

Mar 13, 2023

Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.

DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. - Earthquakes Canada says two separate, minor quakes rattled areas off the coast of British Columbia over the weekend. It says a 3.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday just before ...

Mar 12, 2023

Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans

INVERMERE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. It says in an incident report that...

Mar 11, 2023

Indigenous group calls for apology, Vancouver hotel says employee followed protocol

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres has called for a public apology after an employee at a Vancouver hotel denied an Indigenous man access to a washroom, which they say r...

Mar 11, 2023

B.C. conservation officers on snowmobiles rescue man stuck in snowstorm

QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says three of its members rescued a man who was stranded in a remote area near Quesnel, B.C., last week. It posted about the rescue on Twitter on ...

Mar 11, 2023

Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history

VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco ...

Mar 11, 2023

Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. Lawyer Ian Miron with Ecojus...

Mar 10, 2023

Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercia...

Mar 10, 2023

'Recovery scams' targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn

VANCOUVER - A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn't. Darren Lau...

Mar 10, 2023