British Columbia

Water restrictions lifted on Sunshine Coast as disastrous drought sidestepped

SECHELT, B.C. - For the first time since last May, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has lifted water conservation regulations affecting a large part of its area north of Vancouver. A statement fro...

Feb 06, 2023

Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research

VANCOUVER - The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what's under Canada's oceans and then protect it. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says understandi...

Feb 06, 2023

Fire alarm at Surrey, B.C., apartment building leads to homicide discovery

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide detectives have taken over an investigation after a dead woman and a critically injured man were found as fire crews answered an alarm at a Surrey, B.C., apartment. RCMP say fi...

Feb 06, 2023

Gloomy economic outlook, elevated mortgages drag down 2023 B.C. housing market: BCREA

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the chill across the province's property sector will drag on through this year, but it calls for a strong rebound in 2024. The association...

Feb 06, 2023

B.C.'s economy, health care and housing to be the focus of throne speech: Eby

VICTORIA - British Columbia's economy will be a key focus for politicians as they return to the legislature for the spring sitting. Premier David Eby says economists are predicating a "global slowdown...

Feb 06, 2023

Vancouver council to review new grant proposal for enhancing mental health services

Vancouver city council is set to review recommendations for a $2.8 million grant to Vancouver Coastal Health that Mayor Ken Sim contends will "enhance urgent mental health services." Sim says the inve...

Feb 05, 2023

Governments, B.C. coastal First Nations endorse marine protection action plan

VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada's west co...

Feb 05, 2023

Tiny wines find home in B.C.'s market, as Canadians consider reducing consumption

VANCOUVER - Wine lovers have growing options on the shelf to enjoy their favourite beverage as producers in B.C. offer smaller container sizes. Multiple British Columbia wineries over the last several...

Feb 05, 2023

B.C. NDP expects to table more than two dozen new bills in spring legislature sitting

VICTORIA - A refreshed housing plan and health care, public safety, environment and cost-of-living initiatives will be the focus of the British Columbia New Democrat government's political agenda over...

Feb 05, 2023

One man dead, two suspects in custody after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., home

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a shooting at a home in Abbotsford, B.C., has left one person dead. IHIT says officers from the Abbotsford Police Department were cal...

Feb 04, 2023