British Columbia

Man suspected in Prince Rupert, B.C., shooting dies of self-inflicted injuries: RCMP

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - RCMP in Prince Rupert, B.C., say a man has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, hours after shooting and killing a woman in the north coast city. A statement from the Prince R...

Nov 22, 2022

Vancouver city council to vote on motion allocating funding for more police, nurses

Vancouver city council is expected to vote on a motion today launching a flagship promise by the city's new mayor to hire more police and mental health nurses, but the idea facing pushback. Mayor Ken ...

Nov 22, 2022

Seven commercial poultry flocks in B.C.'s Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry

VICTORIA - Seven commercial poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have been quarantined because they've tested positive for a highly infectious avian flu. A statement from the B.C. Ministr...

Nov 21, 2022

B.C. government to bring in rental changes, city targets to boost housing

The British Columbia government is moving to increase housing supply with measures that will end rental restrictions and force local governments to meet housing growth targets.Housing Minister Murray ...

Nov 21, 2022

One dead, one critical in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall shooting: RCMP

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Mounties in Prince Rupert, B.C., say one person is dead and another has been critically injured in a shooting in the Ocean Centre Mall. Police say they were called to the mall at...

Nov 21, 2022

Ex-mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief

SURREY, B.C. - Former mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum has been found not guilty of public mischief by a provincial court judge. McCallum was charged after telling police that a woman opposed to h...

Nov 21, 2022

B.C. Premier David Eby to lay out plans to tackle housing affordability crisis

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is expected to announce his government's plans to take on the housing affordability crisis today. It's one of the issues Eby said he planned to tackle jus...

Nov 21, 2022

B.C. scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood

VANCOUVER - Styrofoam can take 500 years to decompose as it bloats landfills around the world, but new packing material called biofoam made of forestry waste can decompose in a matter of weeks, say sc...

Nov 21, 2022

David Eby, B.C.'s new premier, to make public safety announcement

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's new premier is scheduled to announce a plan to improve public safety in the province amid concerns about random crime. David Eby, the province's 37th premier, was sworn ...

Nov 20, 2022

Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay

SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...

Nov 18, 2022