British Columbia

B.C. didn't effectively manage conservation lands program: auditor general

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the province failed to adequately manage a conservation lands program aimed at protecting habitats for fish and wildlife species that are some of the...

May 11, 2021

British Columbia to give workers three days of paid sick leave for COVID-19

VICTORIA - British Columbia will give all workers up to three days of paid sick leave to support those affected by COVID-19. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced the legislation today, saying it wou...

May 11, 2021

B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: College

VANCOUVER - Doctors in British Columbia are being warned they could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19. The w...

May 11, 2021

All of B.C. will eventually ease out of COVID-19 restrictions at same time: doctor

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says COVID-19 measures will eventually be loosened across the province at the same time despite lower transmission rates in some regions, but ca...

May 10, 2021

'We will do everything we can,' B.C. police say to reassure public amid gang violence

BURNABY, B.C. - Top police officials in British Columbia are trying to reassure the public about safety after a gang war left two men dead and an innocent bystander hurt this weekend. There have been ...

May 10, 2021

'Police incident' reported outside Vancouver International Airport

RICHMOND, B.C. - Officials with the Vancouver International Airport say a "police incident" outside the main terminal has been contained to the site. Traffic cones are blocking off a section of the in...

May 09, 2021

Indigenous nation opposes jade mining in northwestern B.C.

VANCOUVER - Demand for jade has sparked both a reality TV series set in the remote northwestern corner of British Columbia and opposition from an Indigenous nation over its lack of consent to jade min...

May 09, 2021

Rare yellow birds need wild roses to survive in British Columbia: researcher

VANCOUVER - A little yellow bird's rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province's Okanagan region, according to one Canadian governme...

May 09, 2021

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to hear complaint against UBC Okanagan

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing is set to start Monday after the B.C. Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition to prevent it from deciding on a complaint from a former student at t...

May 08, 2021

B.C. doctors defend province's approach to releasing COVID-19 data

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top two doctors are defending the province's approach to releasing data on COVID-19 but say they'll provide more information that may be helpful for the public. Provincia...

May 07, 2021