British Columbia

Father tells B.C. judge that happy, loving girl, 8, taken for no reason

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The father of an eight-year-old girl who was smothered by her mother says a happy, empathetic, sensitive and loving child was taken away from the world for no re...

Jun 12, 2019

Genocide against Indigenous women and girls 'obvious,' says chief commissioner

VANCOUVER - The chief commissioner of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says it's "pretty obvious" that the tragedies amount to a genocide. Marion Buller made the r...

Jun 12, 2019

Tilray shares up 11% on deal to merge with biggest shareholder

NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc.'s stock soared after it signed a deal to merge with its largest shareholder while also putting limits on the release of resulting new shares in the Canadian canna...

Jun 12, 2019

First Nations push for massive conservation area in northern British Columbia

LOWER POST, B.C. - First Nations in northern British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to endorse an ambitious proposal for a 40,000-square-kilometre conservation area to pro...

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Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot: doctor

VANCOUVER - Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is callin...

Jun 11, 2019

The province invests $6 million to address and prevent homelessness in BC

VANCOUVER- The Province is granting $6 million to the Social Planning and Research Council of BC for a Homelessness Community Action Grant to help groups in communities across the province address hom...

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Mother dog, 9 puppies doing well after being found in sealed box at B.C. dump

QUESNEL, B.C. - A year-old border collie-husky mix and her nine, week-old puppies are doing well after being rescued from a sealed box dumped at a central British Columbia landfill. The BC SPCA says i...

Jun 11, 2019

Victoria council mulls demolition of what's left of fire-ravaged Plaza Hotel

VICTORIA - Councillors in Victoria are being asked to authorize demolition of what remains of the Plaza Hotel after a fire that burned for four days in the city's downtown last month. T...

Jun 11, 2019

Canfor to curtail operations at all but one of its sawmills in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is curtailing operations at all of its British Columbia sawmills, except its WynnWood operations, due to poor lumber markets. The company says a majority of the mills will be ...

Jun 11, 2019

Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt

VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...

Jun 10, 2019