British Columbia

Latest snow on B.C. south coast slams morning commute, brings delays, cancellations

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has expanded a snowfall warning to cover most of Greater Vancouver before conditions are expected to ease later in the day, but the unexpectedly intense storm quickly ca...

Feb 28, 2023

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she'll release today won't be "quite as rosy" with deficits looming in the future. Conroy says the prospect of a ...

Feb 28, 2023

Vancouver police shoot man with rubber bullets in case of mistaken identity

Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained "reliable in...

Feb 27, 2023

Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling. A statement from Cen...

Feb 27, 2023

Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal

VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...

Feb 27, 2023

Finance minister suggests budget deficits on way for B.C. after surplus

LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy is suggesting budget deficits are in the province's future as she prepares to present the government's financial blueprint Tuesday. Pr...

Feb 27, 2023

More than 1,350 prohibited weapons linked to Chilliwack, B.C., homes seized

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized more than 1,350 prohibited weapons and firearms linked to residences in Chilliwack, B.C. A statement from the agency says parcels im...

Feb 27, 2023

Icy roads blamed as two women killed in two-vehicle crash near Castlegar, B.C.

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - Two women have died in a crash near Castlegar, B.C., that investigators are blaming on slippery roads. A statement from the B.C. Highway Patrol collision unit says a Toyota Corolla l...

Feb 27, 2023

Canada-China trade breaks record, as imports hit $100 billion

VANCOUVER - Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show. Economists and others say businesses ...

Feb 27, 2023

Shuswap, Squamish, hit by weekend snow as dusting, or more, still due on south coast

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says the snow is not yet done with parts of British Columbia's south coast. Snowfall warnings are posted for eastern Vancouver Island north and south of Nanaimo, the Mal...

Feb 27, 2023