British Columbia

Vancouver blast that tore three-metre crater in sidewalk blamed on failed cables

VANCOUVER - Electrical faults in underground utility cables set off a fire and a subsequent electric arc that the fire department says caused a three-metre crater in a new commercial area under Vancou...

Jan 06, 2021

Conditions easing, ferry travel resumes after wind, rain batter B.C. coast

VANCOUVER - Wind and rain warnings have been lifted from coastal British Columbia following a powerful storm that hammered Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast and cancelled sailings o...

Jan 06, 2021

Interior Health warns of rising COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke, B.C., area

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health is warning the public of increasing COVID-19 activity in the Revelstoke area with 29 new cases identified in the last two weeks. The health authority says the cumula...

Jan 05, 2021

Higher property values in B.C. prompt increase in 2021 homeowner grant

VICTORIA - A grant that helps British Columbia homeowners offset a portion of their property tax is being raised to reflect an increase in the assessed value of their homes. The Ministry of Finance sa...

Jan 05, 2021

B.C. mink farmer decides to destroy 1,000 animals after positive COVID-19 tests

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief veterinarian says a mink farmer decided to euthanize the remaining 1,000 animals on his Fraser Valley operation after some of the mink tested positive for COVID-19....

Jan 05, 2021

BC Hydro offers options to cut power consumption by mobile home residents

VANCOUVER - A new report from BC Hydro says mobile homes gobble power, putting their primarily senior or low-income residents at a disadvantage.The report released Tuesday by the Crown utility finds m...

Jan 05, 2021

Wind, rain, snowfall warnings posted as storm hammers most of coastal B.C.

VANCOUVER - Weather warnings cover most of coastal British Columbia and wind gusts topping 100 km/h are already lashing Haida Gwaii as the leading edge of a powerful storm hits the province. Wind warn...

Jan 05, 2021

Vancouver home sales surge 53.4 per cent, setting new record for December

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales were up 53.4 per cent in the final month of 2020 compared with December 2019, hitting a new record for the month. The board says ...

Jan 05, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor releases COVID-19 vaccination plan for first three months of 2021

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says immunizations are expected to be ramped up in the coming weeks as Health Canada approves more COVID-19 vaccines, but a major challenge will be for people ...

Jan 04, 2021

COVID-19 rules in B.C. 'fraught' with ambiguity: judge in child custody case

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's public health orders on COVID-19 are "fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity" in ruling on a dispute between former spouses on ...

Jan 04, 2021