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VICTORIA - People in their 30s and older can now pick up packs of free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies across British Columbia. The province expanded eligibility Monday for the rapid antigen tests, which...
Mar 21, 2022
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed...
Mar 21, 2022
VANCOUVER - Members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation in British Columbia have travelled to Vancouver to mark the start of a lawsuit that asks the court to recognize the nation's rights and title and put...
Mar 21, 2022
Vancouver Police say they have arrested a suspect one day after releasing a video that shows a man being pushed down a flight of stairs at a city transit stop. Police say a man was arrested Saturday i...
Mar 20, 2022
VICTORIA - A coastal British Columbia community known for seemingly endless beaches and rolling waves that call out to surfers has banned single-use plastic cutlery in a move to keep its ocean playgro...
Mar 20, 2022
Victoria police say they are limiting vehicle access to the neighbourhood near the British Columbia legislature ahead of anticipated protests against COVID-19 measures. A statement Saturday says polic...
Mar 19, 2022
Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning after dozens of people fell sick from eating raw British Columbia oysters. The health authority says in a statement lab tests have confirmed the presence ...
Mar 19, 2022
VICTORIA - The provincial Health Ministry says there have been six more deaths related to COVID-19 in British Columbia as of Friday. It brings the death toll to 2,966 since the pandemic began. B.C. re...
Mar 18, 2022
It looks like residents of two Shuswap communities will get a chance to decide if they want to become one municipality.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) board of directors is recommending ...
Mar 18, 2022
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The director of provincial operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says the province needs a "holistic," large-scale program to reduce wildfire risk, starting in backyards,...
Mar 18, 2022