British Columbia

Search and rescue to join police looking for woman in New Westminster B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Search and rescue team members say they have been called to take part in a search for a woman missing from her home in New Westminster, east of Vancouver. The team, from C...

Feb 27, 2020

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs to meet today with federal and B.C. governments

A meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and the federal and British Columbia government is expected to take place today. Nationwide rail and road blockades have been popping up...

Feb 27, 2020

Car-sharing firm leaves Canada with valuable data in changing market: expert

VANCOUVER - The car-sharing company formerly known as Car2Go is closing up shop in North America on Saturday, taking with it valuable data for automakers looking to the future, says one expe...

Feb 27, 2020

Indigenous youth in B.C. pledge to continue fight against pipeline

VICTORIA - Traffic was moving Wednesday night on a major highway in the Victoria area after a protest blocked the road earlier in the day. About 100 people were blocking the Patricia Bay Highway Wedne...

Feb 26, 2020

B.C. hospice looking at legal and other options after funding cut by province

VANCOUVER - A hospice society in British Columbia says it is outraged by the province's decision to stop its funding because it refuses to provide medically assisted death. Angelina Ire...

Feb 26, 2020

More before and after school child care for parents

VICTORIA-A new legislation will allow more options for before and after school child care for parents in BC.The new legislation will make it easier for boards of education fo deliver licensed child ca...

Feb 26, 2020

SFU research says link between household cleaning products and respiratory problems in infants

VANCOUVER-New research out of Simon Fraser University shows that frequent exposure to household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma.The study published in the Canadian M...

OD deaths decrease in B.C. but officials say safer drug supply needed

VICTORIA - Overdose deaths linked to illicit drugs dropped by 36 per cent last year in British Columbia compared with 2018 but the death toll remains almost as high as when the province declared ...

Feb 26, 2020

RCMP detachments across BC supporting Pink Shirt Day

BRITISH COLUMBIA- RCMP detachments across the province are donning pink today for Pink Shirt Day.Wearing a pink shirt on Pink Shirt Day symbolizes taking a stance against bullying. Bully is defined as...

Feb 26, 2020 Courtesy of West Shore RCMP

Acceptance of cash deposits rare in real estate, money laundering inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - The organization representing real estate agents in British Columbia has told a provincial inquiry into money laundering that its members have only ever accepted modest cash deposits ...

Feb 26, 2020