British Columbia

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

Michelin Guide lands in Vancouver with eight stars for eight eateries

VANCOUVER - The Michelin Guide has deemed eight Vancouver restaurants each worthy of one of its prestigious culinary stars. The Parisian ode to gastronomy revealed its second Canadian edition at a gal...

Oct 27, 2022

B.C. wife of ISIS fighter is released on bail, pending peace bond hearing

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria this week after marrying an ISIS fighter has been granted bail pending a peace bond hearing. Ki...

Oct 27, 2022

New B.C. premier David Eby to be sworn in Nov. 18

VICTORIA - David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin on Nov. 18, the office of outgoing leader John Horgan has announced. The Office of the Premier says in ...

Oct 27, 2022

Telus International to acquire WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt

VANCOUVER - Telus International, a spin-off from Telus Corp., says it is acquiring full-service digital product provider WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt, as it looks to continue growin...

Oct 27, 2022

Teck Resources reports Q3 loss on one-time charge for Fort Hills sale

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported a loss in its latest quarter as it took a one-time charge related to the sale of its stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project to Suncor Energy Inc. The company...

Oct 27, 2022

British-Chinese cultural mash-up may explain B.C.'s fondness for Halloween fireworks

Vancouver historian and artist Michael Kluckner remembers saving up his pocket money as a child for three things: rides at the Pacific National Exhibition, Christmas presents and Halloween firecracker...

Oct 27, 2022

Arson suspected as police vehicles, ambulance torched in B.C. fire

SMITHERS, B.C. - RCMP say four RCMP vehicles and an ambulance were significantly damaged or destroyed in what appears to be a deliberately set fire outside a hotel in Smithers, B.C. Cpl. Madonna Saund...

Oct 26, 2022

B.C. premier-designate David Eby meets lieutenant-governor before transition

VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming premier David Eby has been asked by the province's lieutenant-governor to begin the process of forming government in a step toward transitioning into his new rol...

Oct 26, 2022

B.C. government proposes changes to Indigenous child welfare legislation

VICTORIA - A proposed overhaul of legislation would make British Columbia the first province in Canada to legally recognize the right of Indigenous communities to provide their own child welfare syste...

Oct 26, 2022