British Columbia

B.C. adds $1.46 million to offset costs for athletes at 2020 Indigenous Games

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan shot some hoops in the basketball court at the Songhees Wellness Centre shortly after talking about the power of sports to improve lives and build nations...

Jun 28, 2019

Increase in school funding means better outcome in the classroom

VICTORIA-According to the Ministry of Education, with the record-high levels of funding for more teachers and support staff, BC students are receiving better support in the classroom.Schools are recei...

Jun 28, 2019 ID 58762358 © Syda Productions | Dreamstime.com

One third of BC residents say they'd rather road-trip than fly to reduce CO2 emissions

VANCOUVER- A survey by BC Hydro found that one-third of British Columbians are open to taking a road-trip over a flight to reduce their carbon footprint.The survey also found that 75 per cent of BC re...

Jun 28, 2019 Courtesy of Nicholas Cole (via flickr)

City of Vancouver votes to demand fossil fuel companies pay their fair share

Vancouver city council has voted in favour of a motion that demands global fossil fuel companies pay their share of costs arising from climate change. The motion, which passed 7-4,...

Jun 28, 2019

B.C. teen overdose inquest recommends improvements in substance abuse treatment

VICTORIA - A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury recommends improvements in provincial substance abuse treatment, detection and prevention services for young people following an inquest into the o...

Jun 27, 2019

School superintendent says 'unbelievable mistake' to give kids graphic sex guide

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The manager of a public health nurse says she is sorry for mistakenly giving a class of British Columbia students a sex-education guide that contai...

Jun 27, 2019

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