British Columbia

Tsilhqot'in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory is calling on the provincial and federal governments to recognize its inhe...

Mar 18, 2021

CP NewsAlert: B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks

VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...

Mar 18, 2021

Meng's judge questions thoroughness of alleged 'covert criminal investigation'

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is questioning why border officers didn't question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou more rigorously if their exam was actually a covert criminal investigation, as h...

Mar 18, 2021

B.C. auto insurance rebate cheques delayed after 'criminal' cyberattack: minister

VICTORIA - The minister responsible for British Columbia's public auto insurance agency says a "criminal" cyberattack will delay COVID-19 rebate cheques that were supposed to be in the mail this week....

Mar 18, 2021

ICBC says COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed after cyberattack on third party

VANCOUVER - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it's temporarily delaying the delivery of COVID-19 rebate cheques due to a cyberattack on a third-party vendor contracted to provide prin...

Mar 17, 2021

Quarantined B.C. farms where over 1,000 mink died resume breeding stock

VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...

Mar 17, 2021

Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....

Mar 17, 2021

B.C. expands grant program to help businesses grow online

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it's adding $30 million to its program aimed at helping businesses build or expand their online operations during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to high demand f...

Mar 17, 2021

Woman dies in shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Police say a woman has been fatally shot in Vancouver. A statement from Sgt. Steve Addison says police responded to a call at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday. Addison says the woman was found in...

Mar 17, 2021

FortisBC says regulator approves maintaining price of natural gas to end of June

SURREY, B.C. - Natural gas supplier FortisBC says prices won't change for at least another three months, but other charges such as the provincial carbon tax still have the potential to increase the cu...

Mar 17, 2021