British Columbia

B.C. toxic drug deaths double since public health emergency declared in 2016: coroner

VICTORIA - Grim statistics from British Columbia's coroner show the rate of toxic drug deaths has doubled since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016. The BC Coroners Service recorde...

Sep 15, 2022

Vancouver election chief challenges use of Chinese and Persian names on ballots

Vancouver's chief election officer has filed a court application seeking to declare that 15 candidates in upcoming municipal polls are not entitled to have their names on the ballot papers using Chine...

Sep 14, 2022

New $84.4M water system in Abbotsford, B.C., aims for climate resilience

WHISTLER, B.C. - The City of Abbotsford is getting funding help from the B.C. government to bolster its drinking water system against extreme weather and climate-related disasters. The Ministry of Mun...

Sep 14, 2022

Trevali manager, contractor convicted after mine flood that killed eight workers

VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. is confirming reports that two executives have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso in the wake of a flooding disaster at the company's Perkoa Mi...

Sep 14, 2022

Don't blame schools for high COVID rates among B.C. youth: provincial health officer

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says the findings of a study she co-authored showing children and youth have had the highest rates of COVID-19 in parts of the province should ...

Sep 14, 2022

No charges coming, but RCMP will update probe of vandalism against B.C. gondola

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP say they are ready to release new details about two acts of vandalism against a privately owned tourist attraction near Squamish, B.C. The Mounties' major crimes special projects s...

Sep 14, 2022

Homicide investigators probe fatal shooting, torched vehicle, in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. - A man has been shot and killed in Burnaby, B.C. A statement from Burnaby RCMP says the attack happened just after 11 p.m. Tuesday along a busy stretch of Hastings Street near Confedera...

Sep 14, 2022

Crews work to better map perimeter of wildfire raging in northeastern B.C.

VANCOUVER - An infrared scan has been completed of a large wildfire in northeastern B.C., in an effort to confirm the perimeter of the out-of-control blaze that's threatening a community and a key hyd...

Sep 14, 2022

B.C. to close schools, give public workers day off to mourn Queen on Sept. 19

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will follow the federal government's lead and honour the national day of mourning to mark the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sept. 19. It ...

Sep 13, 2022

B.C. police watchdog called to investigate fatal shooting during arrest

KEREMEOS, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called to investigate after a man was fatally shot and a woman was seriously injured in an incident involving RCMP in the southern Interior...

Sep 13, 2022