British Columbia

The Eyeglasses Project offers free eye care in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - It's been nine years since Tony Pruden had his eyes checked. For nearly a decade, the 54-year-old has been wearing a pair of glasses with progressive trifocal lenses that he won in a ...

Dec 16, 2019

Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C.: coroner

GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem. The BC Coroners Service say...

Dec 15, 2019

Former Rolling Stones manager headlines rock dreams course at B.C. university

VICTORIA - Andrew Loog Oldham was 19 years old when he joined the vanguard of rock and roll history known as the British Invasion, becoming the first manager and producer of the Rolling Stones in 1963...

Dec 15, 2019

Vancouver homeless camp brings community, safety, home, says resident

VANCOUVER - Standing out in the rain on a path between tents in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, Shane Redpath said he has no idea where he'll go if he's forced out of the homeless camp. Redpat...

Dec 14, 2019

Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C.: coroner

GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem. The BC Coroners Service say...

Dec 13, 2019

Poll finds most Canadians want Huawei barred from the country's 5G networks

VANCOUVER - A new survey says Canadian public opinion is solidly against allowing Huawei as a supplier for the new generation of ultra-fast wireless networks that are being built by the country's...

Dec 13, 2019

B.C. plane crash victim identified; witnesses describe 'explosion'

GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Friends are identifying a kind, caring and skilled pilot among those killed in a plane crash on Gabriola Island. Alex Bahlsen was born in Germany and moved to Cayley, Alta...

Dec 13, 2019

Meng Wanzhou wins right to more documents involving arrest at Vancouver airport

VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has won an application for more documents to be disclosed as she alleges she faced an abuse of process during her arrest at Vancouver's airport last...

Dec 12, 2019

B.C. seaplane company makes history with test flight of first commercial e-plane

RICHMOND, B.C. - As Greg McDougall prepared to fly the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft Tuesday morning, he said "nervous" wasn't quite the word to describe how he was feeling. The ...

Dec 12, 2019

Tentative deal reached to keep Metro Vancouver's SkyTrains running

VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver's transit system dodged a major disruption for the second time in less than two weeks on Tuesday as a tentative agreement was reached to keep SkyTrains running. The Ca...

Dec 12, 2019