British Columbia

B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister

VANCOUVER - A climate activist in British Columbia says he's packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal fr...

Jan 25, 2025

B.C. chief wants Oscar-nominated residential school film to be part of curriculum

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An Oscar-nominated documentary about deaths, abuse and missing children at a former British Columbia residential school should be shown in schools across Canada, says a First Nat...

Jan 24, 2025

TSB investigators deployed after boat crash and sinking near Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed a team of investigators after a collision and sinking of a workboat near Squamish, B.C., last month. It says the inciden...

Jan 24, 2025

B.C. climate activist couple to live in Pakistan if deportation proceeds

VANCOUVER - British Columbia climate activist Zain Haq and his wife Sophia Papp are planning to live together in Pakistan if his threatened deportation proceeds on Saturday, and blame his imminent exp...

Jan 24, 2025

Critics denounce Vancouver mayor's 'Trumpian' plan to 'integrate' Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause supportive hous...

Jan 24, 2025

Vancouver aritst Casey Wei wins Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver artist Casey Wei has won this year's $25,000 Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize. She was among five contenders who displayed their work at The Polygon Gallery in No...

Jan 24, 2025

U.S. tariff threat adds urgency for B.C.'s energy independence: minister

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the looming threat of American tariffs raises the stakes for boosting the province's energy independence. Dix says there was urgency before...

Jan 23, 2025

Vancouver mayor proposes pause on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside, including pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units. Sim told a Save Our...

Jan 23, 2025

Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 depo...

Jan 23, 2025

Man charged with murder in B.C. shooting that left one dead, another injured

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting in British Columbia's northeast that left one person dead and another injured. Mounties in Dawson Creek say a 23...

Jan 23, 2025