British Columbia

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

53 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health

VICTORIA - The Province has announced 469 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today, 53 in the Northern Health region.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided the following breakdown:...

Feb 10, 2021

One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.

HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...

Feb 10, 2021

Interfor buys South Carolina sawmill for US$59M as lumber prices set new records

VANCOUVER - Lumber producer Interfor Corp. is buying a sawmill in South Carolina from WestRock Co. for US$59 million in cash. The news comes as North American lumber prices set new record highs, less ...

Feb 10, 2021

Forecasters warn cold snap brings wind chill values of -25 for parts of south coast

VANCOUVER - Snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of British Columbia's inner south coast as much of the province shivers through a deep freeze - and forecasters call for the coldest day, yet. ...

Feb 10, 2021