British Columbia

'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...

Oct 02, 2021

Marine heat waves could wipe out fish stocks, UBC study finds

VANCOUVER - A new study from the University of British Columbia says extreme temperatures caused by climate change will eliminate hundreds of thousands of tonnes from the world's fishery catch in addi...

Oct 02, 2021

B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation's treaty rights

BUICK, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial deve...

Oct 01, 2021

B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless

VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened homelessness in the province's capital, with the region facing a lack of shelter spaces for those who test positi...

Oct 01, 2021

Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, force behind Insite clinic, dies at 88

VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America's first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died. Owen was 88. A statement from his family says he di...

Oct 01, 2021

BC Hydro report says residents unaware of best choices when cutting carbon footprint

VANCOUVER - A report from British Columbia's main electricity distributor says many residents are "misinformed" about the most efficient and cost-effective ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The B...

Oct 01, 2021

'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree

NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...

Oct 01, 2021

B.C.'s health officer to announce enhanced health and safety plan for schools

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia ministries of health and education plan a joint news conference today to announce what are described as enhanced health and safety guidelines for B.C. schools. A joint...

Oct 01, 2021

'Pay-what-you-feel' grocery store opens in Vancouver, aims to combat food insecurity

VANCOUVER - More than 35.5 million tonnes of food is thrown out each year in Canada, but one group in Vancouver is hoping to divert some of that to help people who are food insecure. The Food Stash Fo...

Oct 01, 2021

B.C. records 749 new cases of COVID-19, nine more deaths

VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded another 749 cases of COVID-19 as it nears a total of 187,000 infections in the province. Nine more people have died, amounting to 1,962 deaths since the start ...

Sep 30, 2021