British Columbia

Booster shot rate in B.C. crests 49 per cent, while 19 more deaths are registered

VICTORIA - Another 19 people have died in British Columbia due to complications from COVID-19. The Health Ministry also reports 4,075 new cases over a three-day period, although it has said that rate ...

Jan 31, 2022

Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...

Jan 31, 2022

B.C.'s legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial

VANCOUVER - The former deputy clerk of the British Columbia legislative assembly told a trial that before she returned a retirement allowance she had received assurances from government officials that...

Jan 31, 2022

No cause yet for Vancouver house fire that killed three family members

VANCOUVER - The smell of smoke lingered Monday after a house fire in Vancouver killed three members of the same family, including a child, and injured two others. Fire officials have yet to confirm wh...

Jan 31, 2022

After reflecting on two election defeats, B.C. Liberals get ready to elect new leader

VICTORIA - A new leader will be chosen by British Columbia's Liberals on Saturday after a months-long campaign that often focused on renewal and a new course for a party that has lost successive elect...

Jan 30, 2022

B.C. could lift more COVID restrictions starting on Family Day: top doctor

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings are expected to be gradually lifted next month, starting on Family Day. Dr. Bonnie Henry says that's possible i...

Jan 28, 2022

Four deaths in Richmond, B.C., believed to be a murder-suicide, police say

RICHMOND, B.C. - Homicide investigators say they believe the targeted shooting that left four people dead in a Richmond, B.C., home was a murder-suicide. The victims were all members of the same famil...

Jan 28, 2022

New documents delay trial of former legislature clerk

VANCOUVER - A surprise disclosure temporarily delayed proceedings at the B.C. Supreme Court trial of the former clerk of the legislature Thursday, while a key witness shed light on the controversial p...

Jan 28, 2022

CN Rail will not pursue contempt case related to 2020 rail blockade in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Canadian National Railway says it will not pursue criminal charges against protesters accused of defying an injunction and blocking a CN rail line in northwestern British Columbia nearly t...

Jan 28, 2022

Teck says coal sales down from extreme weather, COVID-19 affecting operations

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday that its coal sales fell below its guidance because of extreme weather in British Columbia and warned that COVID-19 was leading to higher costs and could di...

Jan 28, 2022