British Columbia

B.C. premier says jumping COVID-19 vaccine line 'un-Canadian,' no penthouse parties

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says most people in British Columbia are doing their best to follow public health guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic, but some are acting badly. The premier called a B....

Jan 27, 2021

Carved stone pillar found on B.C. beach identified as Indigenous artifact

VICTORIA - The Royal B.C. Museum says it has confirmed a carved stone pillar found at low tide on a beach in Victoria last summer is an Indigenous artifact. The museum says in a news release it will w...

Jan 27, 2021

Police officer's leg broken, assault charges sought after dispute over mask order

Vancouver police say an officer broke his leg in a confrontation after a man refused to wear a mask inside a courthouse.Const. Tania Visintin says the officer was injured when the man fell on him whil...

Jan 27, 2021

Homicide investigators scour Langley, B.C., neighbourhood after suspected attack

LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a Metro Vancouver homicide team are focused on a pockmarked car and casing-littered street as they investigate a suspected deadly attack in Langley, B.C.An online post from ...

Jan 27, 2021

B.C. ramping up screening for faster-spreading COVID-19 'variants of concern'

VANCOUVER - There's a race between COVID-19 and the rollout of vaccine as researchers and health officials in B.C. warn of two faster-spreading variants. The number of variant cases may start low, but...

Jan 27, 2021

B.C. records 407 new cases of COVID-19; officials repeat calls to bend the curve

VICTORIA - Health officials say more COVID-19 cases have been linked to community clusters related to social gatherings and a ski resort in British Columbia's Interior. The Interior Health authority s...

Jan 26, 2021

Ex-lottery VP relates details of Day 1 briefing about money laundering in B.C.

VANCOUVER - A former top executive at British Columbia's lottery corporation says he received a high-level briefing about suspicious cash activities at provincial casinos with possible links to organi...

Jan 26, 2021

Couple accused of flying to Yukon for vaccine 'despicable': B.C. minister

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister says a Vancouver couple accused of flying to Yukon to get a COVID-19 vaccine is one of the most "despicable" things he's heard in a long time. Mik...

Jan 26, 2021

Family of man missing in B.C. marks second anniversary with information appeal

MERRITT, B.C. - Family members of a man missing in British Columbia's southern Interior are appealing for information on the second anniversary of his disappearance. Ben Tyner's father, mother and bro...

Jan 26, 2021

Growing flocks of Canada geese in Vernon, B.C., prompt city council to approve a cull

VERNON, B.C. - Non-native, resident Canada geese in British Columbia's north Okanagan have overstayed their welcome and Vernon council has voted in favour of a cull. Councillors have approved a motion...

Jan 26, 2021