British Columbia

Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The remains of 215 children have been found buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwpemc First Nation said in...

May 27, 2021

B.C. aims for end of summer for second vaccine shot for all, says Dr. Bonnie Henry

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she's set an end-of-summer target for everyone in the province to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced Thursda...

May 27, 2021

RCMP looking for Alexis Creek murder suspect

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are looking for a murder suspect on the lam.Kyle Gilpin is facing a charge of second degree murder in the October, 2018 killing of a man in Redstone, west o...

May 27, 2021

Tk'emlups confirms bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site

TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - The chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc calls the discovery "unthinkable".The band confirmed Thursday (May 27) it has found the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the...

May 27, 2021

Trans Mountain pipeline begins construction of tunnel in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. - Construction has begun on the 2.6-kilometre tunnel in Burnaby, B.C., for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The company says in a news release the work on the tunnel connec...

May 27, 2021

Wait between first and second COVID-19 vaccine dose shortened significantly

NANAIMO - People in the province hoping to be fully vaccinated won't have to wait nearly as long. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, May 27 announced the time between a first and ...

May 27, 2021

Penticton motels bought for affordable housing

The provincial government is moving to provide more affordable housing in Penticton with the purchase of three motels, and upgrades planned for an existing building.The province spent approximately $7...

May 27, 2021

Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver's courthouse

VANCOUVER - A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at the Vancouver Law Courts this week. Sgt. Steve Addison of Vancouver police says in an email statement that ...

May 27, 2021

UBC launches 13-week COVID-19 test clinic and trial for students and others on campus

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has launched a 13-week COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for students and a select group of people living and working on campus. The university says in a new...

May 27, 2021

IHIT, RCMP probing discovery of body off Trans Canada Highway near Yale

YALE, B.C. - RCMP in Boston Bar have called in the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) after the discovery of a body off the Trans Canada Highway.Mounties were called to a spot north Yale at...

May 27, 2021