British Columbia

Heavy rain, rising temperatures could mean floods on Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island

VICTORIA - The agency that monitors British Columbia's waterways is warning of "minor to significant flooding" on B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island as warming temperatures and persistent rain...

Jan 09, 2022

Highway 1 closed as crews clear vehicles, debris from fatal multi-vehicle collision

SICAMOUS, B.C. - One person is dead after a multi-vehicle pile up on the Trans Canada highway near Sicamous, B.C. RCMP say in a news release the collision involving several commercial tractor-trailer ...

Jan 09, 2022

COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick

VANCOUVER - Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admis...

Jan 09, 2022

Efforts to establish First Nation school board in Yukon decades in the making

VANCOUVER - Parents at eight schools in Yukon are voting on a proposal that could put the control of education for their children in the hands of the territory's Indigenous bands, the result of an eff...

Jan 09, 2022

Teen killed, bystander injured in 'reckless' shooting in Langley, B.C.: Police

LANGLEY, B.C. - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and RCMP say one person was killed and a bystander was injured in a "reckless" shooting Friday. The investigation team says in a statement th...

Jan 08, 2022

Environment Canada warns of rapidly changing conditions amid winter storms

VICTORIA - Weather warnings are blanketing most of northern British Columbia as a Pacific frontal system brings heavy snow and extreme cold to the area. Environment Canada says the system will spread ...

Jan 08, 2022

Unifor demands further delay on tighter green rules for container trucks

VANCOUVER - Canada's largest private-sector union is calling on the federal government to push back a port plan that would impose tighter environmental restrictions on container trucks. Amid a gnarled...

Jan 07, 2022

Pediatrician urges parents to have the COVID talk as Omicron cases hit new highs

VANCOUVER - A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Canada, the United States and Israel is urging people concerned about getting their children vaccinated to tal...

Jan 07, 2022

COVID affects eight of 20 firefighters in Prince Rupert, B.C.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The City of Prince Rupert, B.C., is reassuring its community that essential fire protection is in place even though eight of 20 firefighters are off the job because of COVID-19. ...

Jan 06, 2022

B.C. long-term care residents are entitled to a designated visitor: seniors advocate

VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is asking the province to designate one person as an essential visitor for every long-term care resident as the facilities move to stem the spread of COV...

Jan 06, 2022