British Columbia

B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby...

Apr 29, 2021

B.C. records nearly 500 toxic drug deaths since Jan. 1: coroner

VICTORIA - Toxic drug deaths killed 158 people in British Columbia last month, pushing the total number of deaths linked in the province's overdose crisis to 498 since the start of the year.A statemen...

Apr 29, 2021

Canadian PPE manufacturers team up to lobby government to build industry standards

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some of Canada's largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby government to establish industry standards for personal protective equipment. The Canadian Association o...

Apr 29, 2021

'Great champion of Indigenous peoples,' B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies

VANCOUVER - Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led Canada to recognize Aboriginal title to land, has died at the age of 88. In confirming the death...

Apr 29, 2021

Canfor posts $427.8M Q1 profit compared with a loss a year ago as lumber prices soar

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $427.8 million compared with a loss a year ago, boosted by record results in its lumber business and improved results in its pulp and paper ...

Apr 29, 2021

Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act

VANCOUVER - Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn't support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine. The 33-year-old power engin...

Apr 29, 2021

B.C. hits new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations at 515, five more deaths

VICTORIA - The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in British Columbia has ticked up to 515, breaking a previous record set last week. Among those hospitalized, 171 people are in intensive car...

Apr 28, 2021

Powerful drugs linked to six overdose deaths in Surrey, B.C., say Mounties

SURREY, B.C. - Mounties are warning of highly toxic drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C., that may be responsible for six deaths in less than a week. Police say between April 21 and April 27, they respon...

Apr 28, 2021

B.C. Supreme Court rejects Wet'suwet'en bid to toss LNG pipeline certificate

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected a bid to quash the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for the natural gas pipeline at the centre of countrywide protests ...

Apr 28, 2021

B.C. government puts $9.5 million toward removing more than 100 derelict boats

VICTORIA - B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is spending $9.5 million to address the "massive" problem of marine debris along the coast. Four projects will share the funding to...

Apr 28, 2021