British Columbia

Santa Claus isn't coming to town, Vancouver parade cancelled for third year

VANCOUVER - The Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver has been cancelled for a third straight year, but this time COVID-19 isn't playing the Grinch. The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade Society instead...

Oct 31, 2022

Employer confirms tentative contract with B.C.'s 49,000 public school teachers

VANCOUVER - A tentative contract agreement has been reached involving British Columbia's 49,000 public school teachers. The BC Public School Employers Association, which negotiates on behalf of the pr...

Oct 31, 2022

Weekend storm brings B.C. only modest relief from drought, but more rain to come

VANCOUVER - Several days of heavy rain over British Columbia's central and south coasts have only slightly eased drought conditions gripping the region. The province's online drought map shows the Nic...

Oct 31, 2022

Exiting B.C. Premier Horgan says he learned to listen, but fuse still burns bright

VICTORIA - John Horgan says some of the greatest lessons he learned while premier of British Columbia came from people considered political adversaries. He said he found ways to work with people of al...

Oct 31, 2022

Mischief trial set to start for Doug McCallum, outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in...

Oct 31, 2022

Five people stabbed in an hour during busy Halloween weekend: Vancouver police

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say five people were stabbed in less than an hour early Sunday as Halloween partiers flooded the city's entertainment zones. Sgt. Steve Addison says all five victims we...

Oct 30, 2022

Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops, B.C. RCMP say an officer patrolling the area Saturday morning noticed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the eatery, w...

Oct 29, 2022

Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows

VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...

Oct 29, 2022

Urgent recommendation calls for inspection of Canadian-made De Havilland Otter planes

VANCOUVER - Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order the immediate inspection of a type of Canadian-built float plane involved in a deadly crash in Washington state...

Oct 28, 2022

New storm approaches B.C., as province cleans up after first powerful fall tempest

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says electricity has been restored to most of its more than 100,000 customers blacked out during the first powerful storm of British Columbia's late-arriving fall, but forecasters...

Oct 28, 2022