British Columbia

Vancouver marijuana users gather to celebrate the annual 4-20 smoke event

VANCOUVER - White marijuana smoke billowed over a sea of cannabis enthusiasts outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday as they cheered when the clock stuck 4:20 p.m. Police say thousands gathered a...

Apr 20, 2022

University of B.C. to keep mask mandate in place until June 30 as sixth wave looms

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it will keep its mask mandate for indoor spaces until the end of June as experts anticipate the province will enter the sixth wave of the pandemic. ...

Apr 20, 2022

Two sets of human remains in Surrey, B.C., may be from same person, say police

SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating reports of human remains in two locations but believed to be from the same person. Police say the first discovery was made on Sunday...

Apr 20, 2022

Cannabis industry leaders hold summit in Kelowna

The state of the B.C. and Canadian cannabis sector is among the topics of discussion at the BC Cannabis Summit which starts today in Kelowna, on the day known in cannabis culture as 420.The three-day,...

Apr 20, 2022

Cherry farmers worried by unseasonably cold temperatures in British Columbia

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some cherry farmers in British Columbia are using helicopters to push warm air over their trees as unseasonably cool temperatures threaten this year's cherry crop even before the fruit...

Apr 20, 2022

B.C. high court certifies former flight attendant's class-action suit against WestJet

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled a former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract against WestJet can proceed. The decision from a three-member pa...

Apr 20, 2022

B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu

VANCOUVER - Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poul...

Apr 20, 2022

B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...

Apr 19, 2022

Albatross came back to Vancouver Island to feed over hundreds of generations: study

VANCOUVER - The short-tailed albatross were creatures of habit, according to a new study that found they returned to Vancouver Island to feed for generations over a 4,200-year period before being driv...

Apr 18, 2022

Omicron remains the most common COVID-19 variant among B.C. residents

VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded another 23 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the week ending April 9. New cases reported for the same period were 1,770. In the first weekly reporting of pandemic stati...

Apr 14, 2022