British Columbia

B.C. cabinet minister Melanie Mark resigns and takes medical leave

VICTORIA - British Columbia cabinet minister Melanie Mark has resigned her portfolio to go on medical leave. A statement from Premier John Horgan says Mark advised him Wednesday that she would be taki...

Sep 28, 2022

Vancouver police investigating possible racially motivated assault

Vancouver police say they're investigating a possible hate crime after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted while walking in the city's downtown. Police say the young Asian woman was hit over the back of...

Sep 28, 2022

B.C. illicit drug death toll nearly 1,500 this year: coroners service

VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this year from illicit drug use in the province. New data from the service cites 169 drug deaths last month, repr...

Sep 28, 2022

Vancouver Police Board settles over handcuffing of Indigenous man, granddaughter

VANCOUVER - An Indigenous man and his granddaughter have reached an agreement with the Vancouver Police Board to settle a human rights complaint stemming from their handcuffing after they tried to ope...

Sep 28, 2022

Transportation Safety Board probes tour boat sinking on Haida Gwaii

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to British Columbia's north coast to probe the sinking of a tour boat in Haida Gwaii. A statement from the safety board says the team o...

Sep 28, 2022

Victoria seniors stage protest at vacant school field, seeking park space for elders

VICTORIA - Dozens of Victoria, B.C., seniors have staged a rally at a former school field to demand more elder-friendly park space, contrasting their situation with facilities available to youth that ...

Sep 27, 2022

Lawyer for First Nation says goal of B.C. land claim case is reconciliation

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a First Nation fighting for title to part of Nootka Island in British Columbia says in his closing argument that the underlying objective of the court proceeding is reconcil...

Sep 27, 2022

B.C. Liberals announce BC United as top choice for party name change

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Liberal Party could soon have a new name. The party says the proposed new name, BC United, has been selected after a three-month membership consultation period in which...

Sep 27, 2022

Early fall heat wave shatters daily temperature records in 20 B.C. communities

VANCOUVER - Twenty daily temperature records tumbled across British Columbia on Monday as conditions in the province remain unseasonably warm for the first week of fall. Environment Canada says a prel...

Sep 27, 2022

B.C. man guilty of sex assault after befriending victims at Metro Vancouver churches

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia man who is now in his late 70s has been found guilty of numerous counts of sexual assault. Coquitlam resident Raymond Gaglardi appeared in B.C. Supreme Court...

Sep 27, 2022