British Columbia

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

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government plans to sign a caribou protection strategy while it imposes an interim moratorium on new resource development in areas where the animals are stru...

Jun 20, 2019

Scorpion gives birth after travelling to Canada in Vancouver woman's luggage

VICTORIA - A scorpion that turned up in a Vancouver resident's home last month following a recent trip to Cuba has now given birth. Staff at the Victoria Bug Zoo confirm in an online post that the sco...

Jun 19, 2019

B.C. mom tells inquest of son's descent into drugs, finds him 'gone' in bedroom

VICTORIA - Rachel Staples let out the dog, started brewing coffee and then immediately felt panic as she walked up to her son's room on April 20 last year, she told a coroner's inquest Monda...

Jun 19, 2019

Seniors advocate says home support for elderly fails to meet needs, unaffordable

VICTORIA - British Columbia's advocate for seniors says the provincial home-support system falls short for those who want or need it most. Isobel Mackenzie says most seniors ...

Jun 19, 2019

Metro Vancouver residents urged to prepare now for expected smoky summer

BURNABY, B.C. - The federation representing municipalities in Greater Vancouver is warning roughly 2.5-million residents across the region to expect air quality advisories in the coming months. Offici...

Jun 19, 2019

B.C. mom tells inquest into teen son's death that she found drugs in his room

VICTORIA - The mother of a Victoria teen who died of a drug overdose last year says she was shocked to discover her son had sedation drugs from her dental office stashed in his bedroom. Rachel Staples...

Jun 17, 2019

Green party releases statement in light of anticipated Federal announcement

VICTORIA-The BC Green caucus has released a statement in anticipation of the Federal announcement on the Trans Mountain expansion project."The Federal Liberal government has the opportunity to make th...

Jun 17, 2019

Stay of proceedings after Jaspal Atwal accused of uttering threats

SURREY, B.C. - The BC Prosecution Service says it won't pursue a charge of uttering threats against the man who sparked a political firestorm when he attended an event during Prime Minister ...

Jun 17, 2019

First Nations, developer call for return and protection of sacred burial site

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Indigenous leaders from across British Columbia and parts of the United States gathered at a sacred burial site in Abbotsford, B.C., alongside the developer who owns it, c...

Jun 16, 2019

Victoria council to fund Remembrance Day ceremony; offers apologies to veterans

Victoria council dropped its plan Thursday to seek federal funds to cover Remembrance Day ceremony costs, deciding apologies to veterans and those currently serving in Canada's Armed Forces were in or...

Jun 15, 2019