British Columbia

Weather systems to bring 'river' of rain to B.C.'s south coast: Environment Canada

VANCOUVER - Two successive frontal systems will bring an "atmospheric river" to British Columbia's south coast until Saturday night. Environment Canada has issued rainfall, snowfall and special weathe...

Oct 15, 2021

Two B.C. women file constitutional challenge of vaccine card

VANCOUVER - Two British Columbia women who say doctors advised them against getting COVID-19 vaccines have filed a constitutional challenge of the province's vaccine passport. A petition filed in B.C....

Oct 15, 2021

Pedestrian killed in late night crash along Alberni Hwy. near Parksville

PARKSVILLE - One person is dead after a pedestrian was hit by a motorist in Errington.Emergency services were called to the Alberni Highway near Fairdowne Rd. just after 10 p.m. after reports of a ped...

Oct 15, 2021

PM Trudeau to make long-awaited Tk'emlups visit Monday

TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the community on Monday (Oct. 18). It comes three weeks after the prime minister rebuffed invitations to join Tk...

Oct 15, 2021

Closing submissions in B.C.'s money laundering inquiry to start today

VANCOUVER - Closing submissions in British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering were set to begin today before the commission's final report and recommendations are due Dec. 15. The Cullen ...

Oct 15, 2021

Circuit breaker restrictions hit Northern Health in bid to curb rising cases and hospitalizations

NANAIMO -New restrictions are coming for most Northern Health authority residents in a bid to curb rising COVID-19 transmission.Restrictions on household and organized events similar to what was appli...

Oct 14, 2021

Top doctor brings in more rules for northern B.C. as COVID spreads

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer has announced new restrictions for the northern health region in an attempt to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 through those who are unvaccina...

Oct 14, 2021

B.C. school once slated to be built on cemetery offers reconciliation hope: advocate

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The relocation of the construction of a secondary school in New Westminster, B.C., once planned to be built over a cemetery not used in a century, is an example of reconciliati...

Oct 14, 2021

Transportation Safety Board finds no link between train activity and Lytton fire

LYTTON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into the fire that destroyed the village of Lytton, saying there is no connection between train activity ...

Oct 14, 2021

Government-funded iPhones to connect B.C.'s youth in care to services, technology

VICTORIA - Thousands of youth in care across British Columbia will receive an Apple iPhone to better connect them to friends, family and available technology. A statement from the Ministry of Children...

Oct 14, 2021