British Columbia

Vancouver man riding scooter collides with coyote, fends off two others

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a 44-year-old man who fell off his electric scooter when it collided with a coyote fought off two more of the animals while he lay injured.Sgt. Steve Addison says t...

Apr 19, 2021

B.C. extends COVID-19 measures involving indoor dining for 5 more weeks

VICTORIA - British Columbia has extended pandemic restrictions on indoor dining at restaurants and bars until the end of the long weekend in May. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the me...

Apr 19, 2021

Families of workers killed in B.C. train derailment allege negligence in lawsuit

FIELD, B.C. - Families of two of three people killed in a train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary have filed lawsuits alleging negligence. The westbound Canadian Pacific train was ...

Apr 19, 2021

Flood warning, watches issued as river levels in B.C. Interior swell with snowmelt

VANCOUVER - Flood warnings and watches were in effect for a wide area of British Columbia's Interior because of snowmelt after several days of unseasonably hot weather, causing rivers and streams to s...

Apr 19, 2021

Weekend gatherings in Vancouver prompt Vancouver mayor to warn of changing tactics

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he has contacted the city's chief of police after several gatherings on the weekend violated COVID-19 health restrictions.In a message posted on social media, Stew...

Apr 19, 2021

Wildfire fanned by winds near Merritt, B.C., prompts evacuation alert

MERRITT, B.C. - A wildfire burning near homes in British Columbia's southern interior has prompted the first evacuation alert of B.C.'s barely three-week-old wildfire season. The Thompson-Nicola Regio...

Apr 19, 2021

Huawei CFO's team expected to ask judge for adjournment in final extradition hearings

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are expected to ask a B.C. Supreme Court judge today to delay the final leg of hearings in her extradition case. The court said in a statement last week that the H...

Apr 19, 2021

Police investigate shooting death of man outside downtown Vancouver restaurant

Vancouver police say one man was killed in what they believe was a targeted shooting in a downtown neighbourhood. They say there have been no arrests. Police say they were called to the Coal Harbour a...

Apr 18, 2021

B.C. finance minister to table historic pandemic-challenged deficit budget

VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says her professional training as a family therapist helped her develop the New Democrat government's first budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, which sh...

Apr 18, 2021

B.C. Indigenous nation opposes mineral exploration in culturally sensitive area

VANCOUVER - A mineral exploration company with provincial permits to work in Tahltan territory in northwestern British Columbia is treading on sacred grounds, an elected leader in the nation's governm...

Apr 17, 2021