British Columbia

Actor Jon Cryer turns to B.C. ring-finder to search for lost wedding band

VANCOUVER - An actor is sharing his gratitude towards a Vancouver service specializing in finding lost rings after losing his own wedding band, kicking off a panicked search attempt. Jon Cryer, known ...

Oct 13, 2020

B.C. New Democrats promise renter's rebate, rent freeze as parties ready for debate

VANCOUVER - The B.C. New Democrats have announced a renter's rebate as the latest plank of their election platform as parties prepare for the first televised debate of the provincial campaign. The pla...

Oct 12, 2020

B.C. political leaders meet in live TV debate in Oct. 24 election campaign

VICTORIA - The leaders of B.C.'s three main political parties will meet Tuesday in a televised debate that political experts say could be one of the few events where voters get a chance to truly asses...

Oct 12, 2020

B.C. political leaders meet in live TV debate in Oct. 24 election campaign

VICTORIA - The leaders of B.C.'s three main political parties will meet Tuesday in a televised debate that political experts say could be one of the few events where voters get a chance to truly asses...

Oct 12, 2020

Liberal candidate apologizes for comments made about NDP politician in viral video

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Liberal candidate is apologizing for comments she made about a New Democrat politician in a video that was posted online. Jane Thornthwaite says she's sorry for commenti...

Oct 11, 2020

B.C.'s virtual COVID-19 election campaign lacks human touch: expert

VICTORIA - At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying c...

Oct 11, 2020

BC Greens platform looks for changes to transit funding, municipal finance system

VANCOUVER - The BC Green Party is calling for a reformation of the financial system used by local governments to help them better address issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Green Leader Sonia...

Oct 10, 2020

Advocates call for change in housing fund after data shows skew to Ontario

VANCOUVER - A federal government fund providing financing for affordable housing projects needs to be rebuilt because it doesn't do enough to help provinces outside of Ontario, advocates say. Th...

Oct 10, 2020

B.C.'s provincial health officer announces 119 new cases of COVID-19

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says 119 more cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, for a total of 10,185 infections. Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a statement that about 8,500 people who tested ...

Oct 09, 2020

COVID-19: 119 new cases reported, 1 more in Northern Health

PRINCE GEORGE - There are 119 new cases of COVID-19 reported provincially for a total of 10,185 cases provincially.There is one additional case in Northern Health for a total of 331 since the beginnin...

Oct 09, 2020