British Columbia

Fewer people buying pot from unlicensed shops last year than in 2018: B.C. study

VANCOUVER - A new study shows the number of consumers who turned to unlicensed stores to purchase cannabis has dropped by almost 40 per cent between 2018 and 2021. The BC Stats study commissioned by t...

Aug 02, 2022

Ice cream truck operator says inflation is chilling business, despite summer swelter

VANCOUVER - It's been a scorching summer across much of Canada, but that is cold comfort for ice cream truck operators like Meedo Falou, who says inflation and high fuel costs are melting away his pro...

Aug 02, 2022

Man charged with aggravated assault after alleged attack on Vancouver police officer

Vancouver police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an alleged attack Saturday on an officer in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a stateme...

Jul 31, 2022

Two of three victims in shooting at Surrey, B.C. sports park now dead, say RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - Police say what appears to be a targeted shooting of three men at a Surrey, B.C. sports park has now resulted in two deaths. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is urging witness...

Jul 31, 2022

Surrey RCMP investigate shooting: one dead, two suffering serious wounds

SURREY, B.C. - One man is dead and two others are in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Surrey, B.C. The RCMP says in a statement officers responded Saturday afternoon to ...

Jul 30, 2022

Police shoot man after officer wounded with weapon in rough Vancouver neighbourhood

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver shot and injured a man Saturday after an officer was allegedly attacked with a weapon while on patrol in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a s...

Jul 30, 2022

Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow

VANCOUVER - When torrential rain caused widespread flooding and washed out major highways across British Columbia last fall, the provincial government was quick to flag the creation of a system to ran...

Jul 30, 2022

Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornogra...

Jul 29, 2022

B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the ...

Jul 29, 2022

Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Lightning strikes have peppered British Columbia's southern Interior, raising wildfire concerns as yet another day of heat warnings blanket most of the province and the wildfire risk jumps...

Jul 29, 2022