Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A volunteer search and rescue team that self-deployed to Turkey's earthquake zone has returned to Vancouver to a hero's welcome after spending days combing through the rubble as part of th...

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it saw losses of US$94 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down more than 128 per cent from earnings of US$334 million during the same quarter a year ea...

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby and two federal ministers held talks today focusing on reaching bilateral agreements on health-care issues in British Columbia. The talks come after Canada's premiers agre...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit organization fighting invasive species is reminding people on Valentine's Day to spread the love, not the baby's breath. The Invasive Species Council of B.C. ...

VANCOUVER - An advocacy group says child poverty decreased in British Columbia in 2020 due to government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but any progress may be wiped out by th...

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Two backcountry skiers are dead after being caught in an avalanche in south central British Columbia. A report from Avalanche Canada says the skiers were on a slope called Potato Pe...

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A First Nation on Vancouver Island says it is ready to release the results of its preliminary investigation into possible unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential sc...

VICTORIA - A totem pole taken from an Indigenous village on British Columbia's Central Coast more than 100 years ago is on its way home after a repatriation ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, where it...

VANCOUVER - Canadian photojournalist Amber Bracken and news organization the Narwhal have filed a lawsuit against the RCMP, claiming Bracken was wrongfully arrested and detained for three nights while...

BURNABY, B.C. - In a corner of a park in Metro Vancouver, the hunt for marital bliss is on. Groups of middle-aged and elderly Chinese pass around their smartphones or photos plucked from wallets, smil...