British Columbia

Federal government provides $15 million for safer drug pilot programs in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Four pilot projects in Vancouver and Victoria have received $15 million in federal funding to provide safer drugs for people at risk of dying from overdose.Mental Health and Addictions Min...

Feb 01, 2021

Woman 'clings to life' after attack in her home by men posing as police officers

VANCOUVER - Police say a Vancouver senior is "clinging to life" after being attacked by two men she believed were police officers. Sgt. Steve Addison says the 78-year-old lives alone in her home and w...

Feb 01, 2021

U.S. warning of part failure didn't save pilot's life in crash in Mission, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - A Transportation Safety Board report says a warning of a seatbelt bracket failure may not have filtered down to the owner of a small plane that was involved in a deadly crash in Briti...

Feb 01, 2021

1 hurt in avalanche, experts urge caution as conditions risky on some B.C. mountains

VANCOUVER - A report on the Avalanche Canada website says one skier has been seriously hurt in an avalanche on central Vancouver Island. The report says it happened Sunday on Mount Cameron, southwest ...

Feb 01, 2021

Possible brush with COVID-19 variant prompts tests at Maple Ridge, B.C., high school

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Health officials in British Columbia say specific students and staff at a Maple Ridge high school will receive COVID-19 tests after a person at the school had close contact with so...

Feb 01, 2021

FBI joins Saanich police, RCMP investigating 2008 unsolved murder of Lindsey Buziak

SAANICH, B.C. - Investigators from the United States have joined a new team taking a fresh look at the unsolved homicide of Victoria real estate agent Lindsey Buziak and police say there's movement in...

Feb 01, 2021

COVID-19 clinics for 'long haulers' aim to treat patients stuck in limbo

VANCOUVER - Lorraine Graves barely has the energy to hold a pen some days as "brain fog" leaves her forgetful and sudden worsening vision has her increasing the font size on her computer. Then there's...

Jan 31, 2021

B.C. lottery president says cash limits at casinos no panacea to fight illegal money

VANCOUVER - The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says restricting large cash buy-ins at casinos was not a panacea to fight money laundering despite government concerns and calls for tig...

Jan 29, 2021

B.C. supports international travel restrictions: premier

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province supports the federal government's move to impose new travel restrictions due to COVID-19. John Horgan says in a statement the decision to limit ...

Jan 29, 2021

Constance Isherwood, B.C.'s oldest lawyer, closes deal hours before dying at 101

VICTORIA - Constance Dora Isherwood, a trailblazer for women in B.C.'s legal profession and the oldest practising lawyer in the province, was still working two hours before she died Tuesday at the age...

Jan 29, 2021