British Columbia

B.C. privacy law applies to federal political parties, commissioner's office finds

VANCOUVER - The office of British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found that federal political parties are subject to the province's Personal Information Protection Act,a decision that experts say...

Mar 16, 2022

Nooksack River, source of B.C. and Washington flooding fears, to get new plan

VICTORIA - Leaders from Washington state and British Columbia say they have reached an agreement to work together on redeveloping a flooding prevention plan and response for the Nooksack River. Floodi...

Mar 15, 2022

No new deaths recorded due to COVID-19 in B.C.; slight drop in hospitalizations

VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded a slight drop in hospitalizations from COVID-19 and no deaths were reported due to the virus Tuesday. The Health Ministry says in a news release that there were 34...

Mar 15, 2022

Four recommendations given to BC Housing to improve space for women, children

VICTORIA - B.C.'s auditor general says the provincial housing agency should ensure rooms it finds for women and children fleeing violence are held exclusively for their use. In an audit of BC Housing'...

Mar 15, 2022

Avalanche Canada warns of risks on B.C. South Coast following storm

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada is warning of a "considerable" risk across British Columbia's south coast for parts of this week. The agency warning covers alpine, treeline and below-treeline sect...

Mar 15, 2022

Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that cut millions from the police budget and the timing means the cost won't hit taxpayers until next year...

Mar 15, 2022

Another 14 people die from COVID-19 in B.C., hospitalizations fall

VANCOUVER - COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped again in British Columbia but another 14 people died over a three-day period since Friday. A Health Ministry statement says the death toll has reache...

Mar 14, 2022

Inflation pushes B.C.'s minimum wage up by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour

SURREY, B.C. - The British Columbia government is pushing the minimum wage up to $15.65 an hour, which it says is the highest among the provinces. Labour Minister Harry Bains announced today that the ...

Mar 14, 2022

B.C. announces new regulations to curb catalytic converter thefts

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has moved to prevent thefts of catalytic converters, a crime that costs millions every year. The province has changed the regulations for metal dealers and r...

Mar 14, 2022

Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after British Columbia's worst mining disaster. The tailings dam at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine failed in August 2014, re...

Mar 13, 2022