British Columbia

MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox, as Feds announce funding

Vancouver Centre member of Parliament Hedy Fry has warned about stigmatization in the battle against monkeypox, recalling the fear surrounding HIV-AIDS when she was a physician in the '80s. Fry says m...

Aug 12, 2022

Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser slide zone

VANCOUVER - Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon appear to be making it through a massive slide area on the Fraser River on their way to spawn in central British Columbia. Fisheries and O...

Aug 12, 2022

Hundreds of lightning strikes hit B.C. as severe thunderstorms roll through

Severe thunderstorms have torn through British Columbia's Interior, delivering hundreds of lightning strikes to areas already ranked at a high to extreme risk for wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service we...

Aug 12, 2022

Charges in machete attack that seriously injured two in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - An appeal for information about a suspect in a machete attack on two people has led to charges against a Vancouver man. Vancouver police say the 37-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday ...

Aug 12, 2022

Assault charge laid after Vancouver police say officers were 'swarmed' by crowd

VANCOUVER - Police say a charge of assault with a weapon has been laid against a woman after officers in Vancouver were allegedly attacked in the same area as a tent encampment was being removed from ...

Aug 12, 2022

Sentencing hearing for man convicted in Amanda Todd case set for September

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing for a Dutch national convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd before her suicide has been scheduled for next month. Justi...

Aug 11, 2022

'Transformative' change possible, says Anjali Appadurai, 2nd NDP leadership candidate

VICTORIA - A former federal election candidate who describes herself as a human rights and climate advocate has entered the British Columbia New Democrat leadership race. Anjali Appadurai is the secon...

Aug 11, 2022

Little change to Vancouver downtown street encampment as residents wonder where to go

VANCOUVER - It was difficult to see any difference had been made to the tent encampment in Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside on Wednesday, a day after city staff began what's expected to be a wee...

Aug 10, 2022

Drones tackle Penticton blaze as cool weather helps bring B.C. fires under control

PENTICTON - Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire blazing on the fringes of British Columbia's Okanagan region, as cooler and calmer conditions help firefighters bring blazes elsewhere under ...

Aug 10, 2022

Coroner's report shows 16 suspected heat deaths linked to recent B.C. hot spell

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service is reporting 16 suspected heat-related deaths in late July and early August, coinciding with heat warnings over much of the province during the same pe...

Aug 10, 2022