British Columbia

White Christmas: No dream for drivers in Metro Vancouver as frigid weather arrives

VANCOUVER - All signs point to a rare white Christmas for British Columbia's south coast as winter storm warnings covered much of the province, but an incoming system created headaches for drivers in ...

Dec 24, 2021

B.C. health officer asks residents to change holiday plans if feeling unwell

VICTORIA - British Columbia has hit its COVID-19 testing capacity as the provincial health officer asked residents to not get tested unless they have symptoms. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the province admin...

Dec 24, 2021

Simon Fraser, UVic, UNBC plan virtual start to university term as pandemic surges

VANCOUVER - Three more British Columbia universities are rejigging the start of their winter terms as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 swells cases of the virus across the province. Simon Fraser Univer...

Dec 24, 2021

COVID-19 has been a lesson in Greek letters, one variant at a time

VANCOUVER - The Greek alphabet arrived on the world stage and into everyday lexicon riding on waves of the novel coronavirus as the World Health Organization began naming variants in the Glagolitic sc...

Dec 24, 2021

Man dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

KELOWNA, B.C. - Emergency officials say a death in Kelowna points to the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.A 63-year-old man was found dead inside the trailer he was living in on Loughheed Road on ...

Dec 23, 2021

B.C. businesses able to apply for grant to offset latest COVID-19 shutdown costs

VANCOUVER - New one-time grants are on the way for businesses in British Columbia that were forced to shut down by COVID-19 restrictions. Ravi Kahlon, the minister of jobs, economic recovery and innov...

Dec 23, 2021

Environment Canada warns frigid temperatures to blanket B.C. through next week

VANCOUVER - Large parts of southern and central British Columbia were under winter storm and snowfall warnings that Environment Canada says were expected to ease by Christmas Eve before the whole prov...

Dec 23, 2021

Omicron prompts University of British Columbia courses to go temporarily online

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is moving its classes temporarily online at both its Vancouver and Okanagan campuses in the new year because of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In a sta...

Dec 22, 2021

Snow, storm and bitter cold warnings posted for parts of B.C.

VANCOUVER - A weather system from the Pacific Ocean is forecast to bring heavy snow and the risk of freezing rain to several areas of southern and central British Columbia. Environment Canada has issu...

Dec 22, 2021

Murder charge laid after 19-year-old woman found dead near Williams Lake, B.C.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A charge of second-degree murder has been laid after a young woman was found dead in a home in British Columbia's central Interior. A statement from North District RCMP says the ...

Dec 22, 2021