British Columbia

National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic

TORONTO - National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement fr...

Jun 25, 2025

B.C. Appeal Court upholds US$30M fraud judgment against West Vancouver man

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a US$30 million court judgment against a West Vancouver man alleged by the U.S. government to be the "mastermind" of a years-long securities fraud. The ...

Jun 25, 2025

Rustad faces 'messy' summer over B.C. Conservative leadership: political expert

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservative caucus members are meeting in Surrey today in what a political scientist says could be the start of a "messy" summer for party Leader John Rustad. It comes a...

Jun 25, 2025

TSB report on fatal 2023 B.C. plane crash points to low speed as factor

Investigators with Canada's Transportation Safety Board say it appears a small plane was not going fast enough when it rolled and crashed into trees near the airport in Chilliwack, B.C., killing all t...

Jun 25, 2025

Enbridge says it would pitch new Alberta-B.C. pipeline only under right conditions

CALGARY - Canada's biggest crude oil shipper says a lot needs to happen before it would propose a new pipeline to the West Coast. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she wants to see a pipeline ru...

Jun 25, 2025

B.C. mall owner lays out plan for Bay leases. Landlords are unconvinced

TORONTO - A B.C. billionaire hoping to launch a new department store chain in former Hudson's Bay and Saks Canada spaces estimates she can have at least 20 locations up and running within 180 days of ...

Jun 25, 2025

Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination

OTTAWA - A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, ...

Jun 25, 2025

New campaign encourages B.C. to 'squeal' on invasive pigs

WILLIAMS LAKE - British Columbia's Invasive Species Council says the province needs to get ahead of the potential risk of invasive pigs before they gain a foothold the way they have elsewhere in Canad...

Jun 25, 2025

StatCan says two-bedroom asking rents highest in Vancouver in Q1

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the first quarter. The average asking price in B.C.'s largest city for a two-bedroom unit w...

Jun 25, 2025

April sees uptick in B.C. overdose deaths with 165 fatalities: coroners service

VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners service says a rebound in overdoses in April saw a return to more than 160 deaths a month due to toxic drugs. The April death toll follows last month's update th...

Jun 24, 2025