British Columbia

Patients in B.C. waiting too long for surgery, not being counted by province: doctor

VANCOUVER - The incoming leader of a group that represents surgeons across British Columbia is questioning the health minister's claims that nearly all surgeries that were cancelled in the first and l...

Mar 23, 2022

B.C. building enough homes to meet growing population, but not enough are affordable

VANCOUVER - The organization representing British Columbia's municipal governments says resolving the province's affordable housing crisis is more complex than just building more homes. A Union of B.C...

Mar 23, 2022

Victoria council debates First Nation reconciliation fund option for property taxes

VICTORIA - Homeowners in Victoria could soon have the option to voluntarily add between five and 10 per cent extra to their annual property tax bill as a contribution to a reconciliation fund for loca...

Mar 23, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop, no new deaths recorded in B.C.

VICTORIA - The Health Ministry says there have been no more deaths related to COVID-19 in British Columbia. B.C. reported 254 hospitalizations on Tuesday, a slight drop from Monday when there were 271...

Mar 22, 2022

B.C. logging company won't dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia logging company says his client takes no position on whether a First Nation has title over an area it claims on Vancouver Island's west coast. However, Geof...

Mar 22, 2022

B.C. allocates more than $8 million to boost legal-aid services

VICTORIA - The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service. The Ministry of the Attorney General announced the f...

Mar 22, 2022

Groups criticize Pacific salmon treaty, urge Alaska to protect B.C.-bound salmon

VANCOUVER - A coalition of Canadian groups is calling on Alaska's governor to stop the state's harvest of Canadian-bound salmon, while it criticizes the international treaty that prevents overfishing ...

Mar 22, 2022

B.C. expands eligibility for rapid COVID-19 tests to people over 30

VICTORIA - People in their 30s and older can now pick up packs of free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies across British Columbia. The province expanded eligibility Monday for the rapid antigen tests, which...

Mar 21, 2022

Safety board says flaw in rail found, but not fixed before 38 cars derailed in B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed...

Mar 21, 2022

B.C. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over First Nation's land rights

VANCOUVER - Members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation in British Columbia have travelled to Vancouver to mark the start of a lawsuit that asks the court to recognize the nation's rights and title and put...

Mar 21, 2022