British Columbia

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

PG jobless numbers buck the trend

PRINCE GEORGE - According to Statistics Canada, the economy lost 63,000 jobs in December in the first monthly decline since April, amid tightened public health restrictions to slow a resurgence in the...

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

Cowichan First Nation issues stay-at-home order as COVID-19 spreads on its reserve

DUNCAN, B.C. - The Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island has issued a shelter-in-place order as COVID-19 spreads through its territory. The First Nation says in a statement that there have been 23...

Jan 07, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions extended to Feb. 5 in B.C. to 'hold the line'

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 restrictions that were set to expire Friday have been extended to Feb. 5. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the extension while reporting eight more dea...

Jan 07, 2021

BC extends public health order banning social gatherings to February 5

VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie has announced 761 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia.That brings the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in B.C. to 56,015. Of ...

Jan 07, 2021