British Columbia

Cut police, build affordable housing instead, says B.C. human rights commissioner

VICTORIA - The all-party committee tasked with reviewing British Columbia's Police Act should consider deploying fewer police officers and using the money saved to build affordable housing, says the p...

Feb 11, 2021

B.C. opens latest round of funding to clean up dormant oil and gas wells

VANCOUVER - The latest round of applications is now open under a $100-million fund aimed at cleaning dormant oil and gas wells in British Columbia. B.C. Energy Minister Bruce Ralston says the second h...

Feb 11, 2021

B.C. records 449 more cases of COVID-19 and another nine deaths

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor and health minister say the overdose crisis is as important as the COVID-19 pandemic the province has been dealing with for over a year. Dr. Bonnie Henry and A...

Feb 11, 2021

449 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 37 in Northern Health

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial government announced 449 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. today, 37 in Northern Health.Here's the regional breakdown:Vancouver Coastal Health: 93Fraser Health: 24...

Feb 11, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets record for most over overdose deaths in a year

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province recorded the most deaths ever in a single year due to an unnatural cause, with 1,716 lives lost to illicit drug overdoses in 2020. Lisa L...

Feb 11, 2021

Traffic moving again on Highway 5 east of Vancouver after fatal multi-vehicle crash

HOPE, B.C. - A highway east of Vancouver has reopened following a deadly crash that killed one person, seriously hurt five others and left 34 more with non-life-threatening injuries. DriveBC, the prov...

Feb 11, 2021

Telus reports fourth-quarter profit down from year ago, revenue crept higher

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year earlier as its revenue edged higher.The telecommunications company says its net income attributable to common share...

Feb 11, 2021

Pandemic exacerbating issues at core of Moose Hide Campaign to end violence

VICTORIA - A lot has changed since Raven Lacerte and her father Paul Lacerte hatched a plan while moose hunting to help quell a tide of violence that they'd witnessed in their community. The Moose Hid...

Feb 11, 2021

B.C. premier 'alarmed' by systemic racism allegations, promises anti-racism law

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the government is working on anti-racism legislation that may be introduced this year. John Horgan also said Wednesday he was "alarmed" to hear allegations o...

Feb 10, 2021

Horgan says cross-border tent gatherings at Peace Arch Park a federal issue

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says concerns about spreading COVID-19 as people from British Columbia and Washington state meet in a cross-border park should be directed to the federal government. The...

Feb 10, 2021