British Columbia

He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver's camper community

VANCOUVER - At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, near some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. He climbs out of his black Tesl...

Jan 06, 2023

B.C. yet to see post-holidays spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations: health minister

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says hospitals haven't yet seen the bump of COVID-19 infections that have been recorded after previous holidays during the pandemic, but the health syste...

Jan 05, 2023

B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has expanded PharmaCare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes, heart failure and blood clots, including one medication the health minister says has been promoted a...

Jan 05, 2023

No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun

VICTORIA - The BC Prosecution Service says no charges will be laid against an Abbotsford, B.C., police officer whose use of a beanbag shotgun during an arrest seriously injured a suspect. A statement ...

Jan 05, 2023

Composer Joseph Koo, linked to 'Golden Era' of Hong Kong culture, dies in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his family called the "Golden Era" of Hong Kong culture in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Vancouver. Koo's fa...

Jan 05, 2023

Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect

VANCOUVER - Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced las...

Jan 05, 2023

Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules

VANCOUVER - Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be among the last arrivals before Canada's new COVID-19 testing requirements took effect, including one woman who...

Jan 04, 2023

B.C. zoo sued over alleged black bear mauling of toddler's arm

VANCOUVER - A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled by black bears after she reached through a fence at the Greater Vancouver Zoo alleges negligence led to the attack. The notice o...

Jan 04, 2023

B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload

VICTORIA - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. The province says in a statement the number of...

Jan 04, 2023

911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines

VANCOUVER - The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022 was its busiest year, but along with managing life-saving communications, EComm says it is still receivi...

Jan 04, 2023