British Columbia

Artists, politicians reflect on reconciliation as cedar poles unveiled in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Musqueam artist William Dan says a welcome figure he carved from centuries-old cedar represents a homecoming for him, after a childhood lost to residential school and decades spent aw...

Jun 23, 2019

Invasive goldfish found in B.C. lake, biologists act to stop spread to watershed

VICTORIA - Recreational fishing in a lake in northwestern British Columbia is being shut down after the discovery of invasive goldfish. The Ministry of Natural Resource Operations says ...

Jun 22, 2019

Teens have privacy rights, doctor tells inquest into 16-year-old's opioid death

VICTORIA - Two family doctors and an orthopedic surgeon told a British Columbia coroner's inquest Thursday about the dilemmas they faced treating a 16-year-old patient who denied he was...

Jun 22, 2019

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

VICTORIA - Indigenous drummers in British Columbia are leading an anti-pipeline protest along a 22-kilometre route today that passes through Victoria and ends at a beach south of the city. Hundreds of...

Jun 22, 2019

B.C. imposes interim moratorium on resource development to protect caribou

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government announced an interim moratorium on resource development in parts of the south Peace region on Thursday, giving itself more time to sign a long-ter...

Jun 22, 2019

Father and son unveil reconciliation pole in B.C. on Indigenous Peoples Day

VANCOUVER - A father and son carving team unveiled their 13-metre reconciliation pole outside the Vancouver School District's Education Centre to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. ...

Jun 21, 2019

B.C. home support for seniors is unaffordable, which boosts care costs: advocate

VICTORIA - Most seniors in British Columbia can't afford the public home support system to keep them in their own homes for as long as possible, says a report from the province's advoca...

Jun 21, 2019

Surrey RCMP seek public help in locating three-year-old and parents

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., want to find a three-year-old child who has not been seen since Tuesday. Sgt. Shawn Baly says Brycein Toane was last seen in Surrey's Bridgeview neighbourhood...

Jun 21, 2019

Purchase of watershed in southeast B.C., protects land, species at risk

NELSON, B.C. - A southeastern British Columbia watershed including a rare inland temperate rainforest has been purchased by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, protecting it from development. The n...

Jun 21, 2019

Family doctor tells B.C. inquest teens have right to privacy about their health

VICTORIA - The family doctor who delivered Elliot Eurchuk as a baby and saw him as a patient until 18 months before his death told a British Columbia's coroner's inquest that teens have the right...

Jun 20, 2019