British Columbia

Federal, B.C. New Democrat politician Ian Waddell remembered for his passion, desire

VANCOUVER - Federal and provincial leaders are among those offering condolences at the passing of long-serving British Columbia politician Ian Waddell. The former lawyer, New Democrat member of Parlia...

Mar 17, 2021

Variants could dash B.C. hopes for indoor religious services, experts say

VANCOUVER - Growing COVID-19 case numbers from variants of concern in British Columbia could dash the province's hopes for indoor religious services or any other return to normal life in the near futu...

Mar 17, 2021

Meng's lawyers to resume case in court, allege her arrest was unlawful

VANCOUVER - The actions of RCMP and Canadian border officers in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are expected to be at the centre of her extradition case today as it resumes in B.C. Supreme...

Mar 17, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor urges people to follow COVID-19 rules on St. Patrick's Day

VICTORIA - B.C.'s top doctor is reminding the public to follow COVID-19 rules during St. Patrick's Day celebrations, while the province has again extended its ongoing state of emergency in response to...

Mar 16, 2021

Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet

VANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets. Also dubbed the murder hornet, the invasive wasps have been ...

Mar 16, 2021

Lower Mainland mayors urge province to expand role of municipal emergency responders

DELTA, B.C. - A group of 11 Metro Vancouver mayors say recent long delays for ambulance service should prompt the provincial government to reconsider the role of other municipal emergency responders. ...

Mar 16, 2021

Two workers have died after crane topples on Gabriola Island: B.C. RCMP

GABRIOLA, B.C. - The RCMP say two workers have died after a crane toppled on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.The Mounties say in a news release that police and emergency services were called to a ...

Mar 16, 2021

B.C.'s income and disability rates to increase by $175 per month in April

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is raising income and disability assistance rates by $175 a month for more than 300,000 people starting in April. Nicholas Simons, the minister of social dev...

Mar 16, 2021

Union points to high COVID work claims by teachers as proof all students need masks

VANCOUVER - The head of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation is citing a high number of COVID-19 workplace claims in her renewed call for the province to require all students to wear masks in cla...

Mar 16, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions force cancellation of Vaisakhi Khalsa parade in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of what organizers say is the world's largest Vaisakhi Khalsa Day parade in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darba,...

Mar 16, 2021