British Columbia

Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT

EDMONTON - The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT...

May 25, 2023

Canadian researcher helps define new standards for diagnosing concussions

VANCOUVER - Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing hockey is tough for Meg Kerekes, but she knows how that particular headache felt - "like a one-pound weight on the...

May 25, 2023

School bus on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast tips over, injuring driver

SUNSHINE COAST, B.C. - Police say a school bus tipped over on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened at 8:37 a.m. on the side of Highway 101 ...

May 24, 2023

Surrey, B.C., municipal police force calls for clarity over future

SURREY, B.C. - The municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., says delays deciding the future of policing in the city are weighing heavily on officers. An open letter from the Surrey Police Service say...

May 24, 2023

Pathologist in B.C. murder trial defends independence, impartiality

VANCOUVER - A pathologist who performed an autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a park defended his impartiality as an expert during cross-examination in the murder trial of Ibrahim...

May 24, 2023

Critics of David Johnston's report against formal inquiry say hearings not enough

VANCOUVER - Canadians who say they have been victim to foreign interference and intimidation by the Chinese government are calling a special rapporteur's recommendation against a formal inquiry on the...

May 24, 2023

B.C.'s human rights commissioner seeks more responses to survey on human rights

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says housing and poverty are among the top concerns of service and rights-related organizations across the province, but some key voices have y...

May 24, 2023

B.C. company expands antibody research, production facilities for second time

VANCOUVER - The Canadian company that helped develop the first antibody therapy treatment for COVID-19 is more than doubling the size of its planned expansion in Vancouver. AbCellera Biologics is anno...

May 24, 2023

Federal government pledges $5M to Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver has received about $5 million in new federal funding ahead of its opening on July 1. Federal International Trade and Economic Development Minister ...

May 23, 2023

Pathologist in B.C. murder trial says he's not certain where teenage girl was killed

VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park says he can't be certain she was killed there. Dr. Jason Morin told...

May 23, 2023