British Columbia

Avalanche safety efforts on B.C. highways get solid marks from auditor general

VICTORIA - A report by British Columbia's auditor general says the province is effectively managing its highway avalanche safety program, but improvements can still be made. Michael Pickup says in a s...

Apr 27, 2021

B.C.'s $500-million investment fund to help small, medium-sized businesses

VICTORIA - British Columbia has introduced legislation to convert an investment initiative into a Crown corporation with the authority to make independent decisions aimed at spurring economic recovery...

Apr 27, 2021

Trustees vote to end program assigning uniformed police officers to Vancouver schools

VANCOUVER - Uniformed police officers will no longer be assigned to Vancouver public schools after trustees voted to end its school liaison officer program.The program has been under review for almost...

Apr 27, 2021

B.C. reports 17 deaths and nearly 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 over three days

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says the province has confirmed that COVID-19 was a factor in the death of an infant from the Interior Health region. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...

Apr 26, 2021

B.C. expands child and youth mental health teams for early support

VICTORIA - British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister says the province will expand services for young children, school-aged youth and their families. Sheila Malcolmson says 60 new full-...

Apr 26, 2021

Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area

VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...

Apr 26, 2021

Boy, 15, dead, 14 year-old charged, after two groups of youths fight in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A 15-year-old Vancouver boy has died after a fight between two groups of young people in a west-side park. Vancouver police says the teen was stabbed during the fight on Saturday. He under...

Apr 26, 2021

B.C. Attorney General David Eby to testify at money laundering inquiry

VANCOUVER - The politician who set the wheels in motion for the money laundering inquiry in British Columbia will testify before the commission today. David Eby has been called before the Cohen Commis...

Apr 26, 2021

Animals at risk as B.C. falls behind in educating veterinarians: society

VANCOUVER - A society representing veterinarians in British Columbia says a provincial personnel shortage is responsible for animals suffering an dying, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only compounded t...

Apr 25, 2021

Charges laid in targeted killing in busy Vancouver neighbourhood: police

VANCOUVER - A first-degree murder charge has been laid in what Vancouver police say was a "shocking and unnerving" shooting in a busy city neighbourhood last week. The victim, 31-year-old Harpreet Sin...

Apr 24, 2021