British Columbia

B.C. police watchdog investigating after a man's death in Campbell River

SURREY, B.C. - The province's police watchdog is investigating a man's death in Campbell River, B.C. A news release Sunday from the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia says police re...

Apr 03, 2022

Heavy rains, wind and snow forecast for various parts of British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Severe weather including rain, winds and snow is set to hit several parts of British Columbia over the weekend. Environment Canada has issued a heavy rain and strong localized wind warning...

Apr 02, 2022

B.C. premier calls byelection for Vancouver seat vacated by former Liberal leader

VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan has called a bylection for Vancouver-Quilchena. The vote will be held Saturday, April 30, and is to replace Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned from the legislature on Feb. ...

Apr 02, 2022

British Columbia's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3,000

VICTORIA - Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in British Columbia have continued to tick down. The Health Ministry says in a statement on Friday that 274 people were in hospital, compared with 281 the d...

Apr 01, 2022

B.C. defers logging across an additional 1.7 million hectares of at-risk old growth

VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister says the province has worked with First Nations to defer logging across more than a million hectares of at-risk old-growth forests, an area greater than ...

Apr 01, 2022

More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections

VICTORIA - Whistleblower protections are being extended to more public-sector employees in British Columbia as part of an expansion of the Public Interest Disclosure Act. The Ministry of Attorney Gene...

Apr 01, 2022

Public health notice warns of norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters

VANCOUVER - The Public Health Agency of Canada says raw oysters from British Columbia have been linked to hundreds of cases of norovirus in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. The agency has issu...

Apr 01, 2022

B.C.'s health minister says update on potential fourth COVID-19 dose due Tuesday

VICTORIA - Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is preparing to provide an update this Tuesday on potentially making a fourth COVID-19 dose available to vulnerable people in British Columbia. ...

Mar 31, 2022

Okanagan MP looks to scrap tax on low-alcohol beer

An Okanagan member of parliament is trying to get rid of the federal excise tax on low-alcohol beer.Richard Cannings, the NDP's critic for small business and tourism and MP for South Okanagan-West Koo...

Mar 31, 2022

Miscellaneous bill could move ticket battles out of court and online in B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has introduced a bill that will close gaps in three pieces of legislation while potentially making it easier to dispute traffic violation tickets. A statement ...

Mar 31, 2022