VICTORIA - Warm weather across British Columbia broke daily temperature records in at least 24 locations this weekend, with several spiking above 30 C. Environment Canada says among the highest was Pemberton with 32 C on Sunday, displacing a record of ...

Scientists battling a deadly infection that has killed millions of bats in North America say the tiny creatures don't care about borders, as they flit between British Columbia and Washington state. But geopolitical realities now pose a potential threat...

DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say one person is dead after a crash involving two vehicles in a residential area on Saturday. They say one driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while several other occupants were taken to hospital with serious injuri...

BURNABY - Police in Burnaby, B.C., say two children have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash on Saturday. A statement from Burnaby RCMP describes the 11-year-old boy and nine-year-old girl as pedestrians, while BC Emergency Health Ser...

VANCOUVER - The long-anticipated public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being delayed again to give one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigation time to find a new lawyer. The recent appointment of lawyer Scot...

LANGLEY - As he curls up on a couch beside his owner, it's easy to forget Gary the cat is in fact Gary the serval, a wild predator native to Africa. The 10-year-old serval was raised as a pet by a couple who later divorced, with Gary ending up at Wild...

VICTORIA - Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Nazi Germany. Independent MLA Tara Armstrong last month...

BURNABY - Plans for a hospital expansion in Burnaby, B.C., are not dead, despite the provincial government announcing this week that the construction contract had been cancelled, Premier David Eby said on Friday. Eby said Phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospi...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has reappointed Indigenous leader Angela Wesley to be the provincially appointed commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission, a post she previously held until last year. Wesley, a member of the Huu-ay-aht First N...

SQUAMISH - Police are investigating after human remains were found by hikers at a B.C. park in the Sea to Sky region. RCMP say the remains were found by two hikers in Shannon Falls Provincial Park on April 24. The hikers notified police, and Squamish ...

SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an alleged assault on an eight-year-old boy inside a haunted house attraction during the recent Khalsa Day celebrations in the city. Photos of the two males suspects have been released and police are ...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has announced a ban on breeding and future ownership of all exotic cats in a measure it says strengthens public safety, animal welfare and environmental protection. The rules, which are effective Friday, designate cats in...

FORT ST. JOHN - The B.C. legislator representing Old Fort, the community where a landslide has forced people from their homes, says he'll be meeting constituents to discuss options for the future - including potentially asking the province to buy their...

VICTORIA - Lakes, rivers and streams in Mount Robson Park in central British Columbia are being closed to all watercraft and wading gear in an effort to prevent the spread of whirling disease in fish. The B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks says th...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister says he expects billions in additional federal support for the timber sector if future trade talks with the United States don't benefit the softwood lumber industry. Ravi Parmer says B.C. will use every op...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says construction contracts for five health-care projects have been cancelled, after depicting them as being "re-paced" in the February budget. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma said the projects were still part of the go...

VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court of British Columbia says staffing and space issues may see some criminal trials rescheduled or moved, or suspects released from custody, if they're being held too far from the courthouse where they're on trial. Associate ...

CALGARY - AltaGas Ltd. says it recently delivered its first propane cargo to Indonesia as the ongoing squeeze in Mideast supplies stokes interest in Canadian exports among a broader customer set in Asia. "This supply disruption has driven more convers...

RICHMOND - Federal investigators say a train crash in Metro Vancouver in 2023 where about 8,000 litres of diesel fuel was spilled was likely caused by the crew missing a warning to slow down in preparation to stop. The Transportation Safety Board says ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is adding 17 new major investments to its list of priority projects, and Premier David Eby says the recent wrangling over Indigenous rights legislation won't undermine that progress. Eby says when companies b...

SAN FRANCISCO - Tech firm OpenAI and founder Sam Altman face seven wrongful death lawsuits over their alleged roles in the mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., earlier this year. The plaintiffs in the lawsuits, filed in California, include the parent...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled the provincial government's legislation to overhaul regulation of lawyers, notaries and other legal professions is not unconstitutional. The government in 2024 passed a bill to create a new regulator with j...

CALGARY - A tax incentive for "low carbon" liquefied natural gas facilities amounts to a government subsidy for the fossil fuel industry at a time when Canada should be pivoting to electrification and renewables, environmental advocates say. The sprin...

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says returning to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after the tragic mass shooting in the community, is an experience that will stay with her for a long time. Simon said Wednesday that she wanted to come back to the northeastern B.C. com...

SURREY - One man has died and another has been injured after someone fired shots into a vehicle in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday evening. Police say they were called to the 6800 block of 148 Street just before 7 p.m., and found a man inside a vehicle sufferin...

VANCOUVER - An American lawyer representing some of the victims of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting says they will likely be seeking more than US$1 billion in their California legal action against OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman. Chicago-based ...

A clash between Lululemon Athletica Inc. and its estranged founder will come to a head at the retailer's annual general meeting. Regulatory filings the Vancouver-based retailer made this week put forward a slate of new board nominees, while Chip Wilson...

VANCOUVER - A public hearing in Vancouver into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 has again been delayed after a lawyer representing one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigation was appointed as a provincial court judge. Althoug...