British Columbia

Couple loses almost everything when U-Haul stolen in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A couple moving from Langley, B.C., to Manitoba didn't even get out of the Lower Mainland before their plans went sideways, but Abbotsford police hope someone has information that c...

Jun 27, 2019

'Beautiful boy' slipped between health-care cracks: father after B.C. inquest

VICTORIA - The parents of a Victoria-area teen who died of a drug overdose say they don't want other families to experience the trauma of having a child slip their caring hands. Rachel Staples and Bro...

Jun 26, 2019

Pea-based pants may be next frontier as Lululemon looks at crops for clothes

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. wants customers to have more pea in their yoga pants. The athleisure retailer presented the idea at Protein Industries Canada's (PIC) pitch day Monday in a ta...

Jun 26, 2019

Parking upgrades address safety issues at Joffre Lakes north of Whistler, B.C.

PEMBERTON, B.C. - Better parking and access is expected soon at one of British Columbia's busiest provincial parks, but visitors unable to find a legal parking stall are being warned to expe...

Jun 25, 2019

Vancouver police ask for help over theft of high-end snake chairs

VANCOUVER - A pair of unusual armchairs valued at about $40,000 each were taken from a high-end furniture store and Vancouver police are asking for the public's help in finding them. Police say t...

Jun 25, 2019

Updates in the BC container truck driving sector aimed at benefiting BC drivers

BRITISH COLUMBIA- The BC government is moving ahead with two key actions to benefit the BC container truck drivers and trucking sector.Starting Monday, July 1, 2019 the container trucking commissioner...

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The world's Indigenous speakers gather in Victoria to revitalize languages

VANCOUVER - Sto:lo Nation educator Ethel Gardner is confident that the fate of the Coast Salish language Halq'emeylem is looking up, despite its classification as critically endangered by UNESCO. "The...

Jun 25, 2019

Engine shutdown forces Air Canada flight back to Vancouver; lands without issues

VANCOUVER - An engine shutdown is being blamed for an Air Canada flight to Alaska being forced to return to Vancouver on the weekend. The airline says the Airbus A320 had left Vancouver ...

Jun 24, 2019

Lawyers urge Canada to stop Chinese exec's extradition to U.S. on fraud charges

VANCOUVER - Defence lawyers for a senior Huawei executive have asked Canada's foreign affairs minister to stop the extradition process against their client, saying the request made by the Un...

Jun 24, 2019

Indigenous drummers lead pipeline protesters on 22-kilometre march in Victoria

VICTORIA - The government approval of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion won't stop efforts in British Columbia to halt the project, protesters gathered outside Victoria's city hall said Saturday. ...

Jun 24, 2019