British Columbia

Man arrested following stabbing spree in Vancouver park

VANCOUVER - Police say one suspect is in custody after a "stabbing spree" in downtown Vancouver's Crab Park. They say officers were patrolling near the waterfront around 3 a.m. when two victims fled t...

Oct 08, 2022

B.C. to get 1.7 million doses of new Pfizer bivalent vaccine from next week

VICTORIA - Provincial officials say shipments of Pfizer's new COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant are expected in British Columbia soon, after Health Canada approved the shot. A joint state...

Oct 07, 2022

'Riceboy Sleeps' and 'Until Branches Bend' win top film prizes at VIFF

VANCOUVER - Anthony Shim's coming-of-age drama "Riceboy Sleeps" is proving to be a hit on the festival circuit, taking home the Best Canadian Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival. T...

Oct 07, 2022

Small wildfire in Metro Vancouver regional park now under control

COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a small wildfire sparked in a park last Saturday is now considered under control. A statement from the district says a 50-person firefighti...

Oct 06, 2022

Court bid to quash services deal for Squamish Nation's Senakw project in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver residents association has launched a legal bid to quash a services agreement between the city and the Squamish Nation for the largest Indigenous-led housing and retail developm...

Oct 06, 2022

B.C. pharmacists welcome new prescription powers, but eye administrative burden

VANCOUVER - Pharmacists in British Columbia are welcoming an expansion of their powers to prescribe drugs and give vaccines, but they also say that how the changes are implemented will matter. Cathy W...

Oct 06, 2022

Opposition BC Liberals seek MLA pay freeze ahead of possible 10 per cent increase

VICTORIA - The Opposition BC Liberals are calling for an all-party pay freeze as a show of solidarity with people struggling to make ends meet during inflationary times. Liberal house leader Todd Ston...

Oct 06, 2022

B.C. ombudsperson posts questionnaire for residents affected by 2021 fires, floods

VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson is investigating how provincial government programs supported residents forced from their homes and communities during wildfires and floods last year. A stat...

Oct 06, 2022

B.C. Premier Horgan cites 'multi-faceted' crime approach amid debate about arrests

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the New Democrat government's crime-fighting agenda involves more than increasing arrests of alleged violent offenders. Horgan says he agrees with Attorney Gen...

Oct 05, 2022

Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident

VANCOUVER - An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a "predaceous" att...

Oct 05, 2022