British Columbia

Alberta tourist dies after plunge from 70 metre cliff in Vancouver park

VANCOUVER - A man from Alberta has fallen to his death while visiting Stanley Park in Vancouver. Police confirm the 26-year-old hopped a chest-high fence at Prospect Point on Sunday and plunged about ...

Feb 26, 2020

Teck CEO says Frontier withdrawal a result of tensions over climate, reconciliation

VANCOUVER - Tensions over Indigenous rights, climate change and resource development that have escalated recently with the rail blockades helped push Teck Resources Ltd. to shelve ...

Feb 26, 2020

RCMP say young boy initially reported deceased in crash near Kamloops actually in grave condition

KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a young boy originally reported dead in a Sunday (Feb. 23) crash south of Kamloops, is actually alive in 'grave condition'.The crash happened Sunday on Highway 5A near Napier Lake....

Feb 25, 2020 Photo courtesy CFJC Today

Private clinics would harm 'ordinary' people using public system in B.C.: lawyer

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the British Columbia government says private clinics would increase wait lists for "ordinary" people in the public system and especially harm those who are...

Feb 25, 2020

ICBC releases road safety resources for teachers

VANCOUVER- ICBC has developed new road safety learning resources for teachers to help keep kids and young adults stay safe.The resources have been designed for students ranging from preschool to grade...

Feb 25, 2020

B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...

Feb 25, 2020

Chanting Wet'suwet'en supporters defy injunction; return to B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - Supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their bid to stop a pipeline across their traditional territories returned to the British Columbia legislature Monday night despite a court ...

Feb 24, 2020

Man, two children die in crash south of Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A man and two children are dead after a crash near Kamloops Sunday night.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says Kamloops Rural RCMP and traffic investigators attended a crash on ...

Feb 24, 2020

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 a year earlier, but the number of fatalities is about the same as when t...

Feb 24, 2020

7th case of COVID-19 diagnosed in B.C., bringing number of cases to 11 in Canada

VICTORIA - A seventh case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia, bringing to 11 the number of cases in Canada. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monda...

Feb 24, 2020