British Columbia

Sister in B.C. waits for little brother's ashes that seem to be lost in transit

VANCOUVER - Courtney Baker doesn't know what she's going to do with the urn she's picked out for her little brother's ashes. They were supposed to arrive by express post from Edmonton to Vancouver mor...

Jan 10, 2021

Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes

SURREY, B.C. - A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C. Fraser Health says a resident and staff member at Suncreek Village and two ...

Jan 09, 2021

Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant

VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria area no longer uses surrounding ocean waters to flush away raw effluent now that a $775 million sewage plant has started treating the equivalent of 43 Olympic-sized poo...

Jan 09, 2021

B.C. health officials urge residents to follow COVID-19 guidelines

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say they understand the frustration directed at people who defy COVID-19 restrictions, but urged residents to continue following the guidelines to prevent ...

Jan 08, 2021

Layoffs at B.C. hospice that refused to offer medical assistance in dying

DELTA, B.C. - A British Columbia hospice society that refused to offer medical assistance in dying has issued layoff notices to all clinical staff before its contract with the local health authority c...

Jan 08, 2021

Whale families bring along calf on return trip to traditional feeding grounds in B.C.

ALERT BAY, B.C. - Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia wate...

Jan 08, 2021

Legal group fights B.C. government's COVID-19 rules on protests and places of worship

VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group is challenging the British Columbia government's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests, arguing they violate people's rights and freedoms. A ...

Jan 08, 2021

Impaired driving suspected in truck crash that set off gridlock in North Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a transport truck crashed on Highway 1 in North Vancouver, creating traffic chaos around the busy commuter route. A statement...

Jan 08, 2021

Fall from cliff kills snowboarder at B.C.'s Whistler Blackcomb ski resort

WHISTLER, B.C. - A snowboarder has died in an accident at the Whistler Blackcomb resort. RCMP confirm the man, in his mid-20s, fell about 20 metres from a cliff at one of the highest points of the res...

Jan 08, 2021

Man succumbs to injuries after shooting in Richmond, B.C., park, say RCMP

RICHMOND, B.C. - A man has died in a suspected targeted shooting in Richmond, B.C. RCMP say the victim was found in a park in the Steveston neighbourhood at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. A statement from...

Jan 08, 2021