British Columbia

B.C. reports two more deaths, hospitalizations inch up

VICTORIA - Two more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,983 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says in a statement that hospitalizations due to CO...

Mar 25, 2022

B.C’s percentage of EI beneficiaries declined in January

The number of British Columbians accessing Employment Insurance (EI) benefits declined in January.Preliminary figures from Statistics Canada showed 57,310 British Columbians accessed EI benefits in Ja...

Mar 25, 2022

Woman attacked during attempted abduction in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A young woman fought off a stranger who assaulted her and then tried to force her into his vehicle on Dickinson Road.Nanaimo RCMP said the incident occurred on Thursday, March 24 at about 7 ...

Mar 25, 2022

B.C. drivers getting one-time rebate to help with rising fuel prices

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says drivers in British Columbia will get a one-time relief rebate to help deal with the cost of rising gas prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Horgan says th...

Mar 25, 2022

Environmental group gives guarded support for company's old-growth forest plan

VANCOUVER - An environmental organization is offering cautious support for an announcement by the largest private landowner in British Columbia that will defer logging in 400 square kilometres of old-...

Mar 25, 2022

Rare fin whale found dead on remote beach in British Columbia

PENDER HARBOUR, B.C. - The body of a rare, young fin whale has been found on a remote beach on British Columbia's south coast, says an official with the Fisheries Department. Paul Cottrell, the depart...

Mar 24, 2022

Six more COVID-19 deaths in British Columbia, hospitalizations down

VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting six more deaths from COVID-19, for a total of 2,981 fatalities during the pandemic. The Health Ministry said Thursday that 255 people were in hospital, with 52...

Mar 24, 2022

Prince George, B.C., apologizes for taking down part of a homeless camp

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The City of Prince George, B.C., has apologized for the harm it caused to vulnerable people when it removed their structures from a homeless camp. The city also says in a separat...

Mar 24, 2022

Victoria council committee supports voluntary reconciliation fund; final vote April 7

Victoria has moved a step closer to introducing a voluntary reconciliation fund that will give homeowners the option of contributing financially to local Indigenous nations later this year. A majority...

Mar 24, 2022

Port of Vancouver volume up one per cent last year despite pandemic, supply, flooding

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says cargo volumes increased one per cent to 146 million tonnes last year despite the pandemic, global supply chain challenges and extreme weather in B....

Mar 24, 2022