British Columbia

Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage

BURNABY, B.C. - The Parkland fuel refinery in Metro Vancouver is set to resume operations Sunday, seven weeks after an "unplanned issue" forced it to shut down. A statement on Parkland's website says ...

Mar 08, 2024

B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility...

Mar 08, 2024

Eby downplays Danielle Smith's concerns about diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C. Eby says diversion from the...

Mar 08, 2024

Police watchdog investigates woman's death in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody. RCMP say in a statement that the woman was arrested o...

Mar 08, 2024

Eby meets Jewish leaders and vows to 'root out' antisemitism in B.C. public service

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he believes people from the Jewish community have faced antisemitism while dealing with public servants, and the province is committed to "root out"...

Mar 08, 2024

'Ongoing concern': Snowpack east of Prince George only at 52% of normal

PRINCE GEORGE - The official start of spring is only 11 days away, but the current state of our snowpack remains an ongoing concern for officials at the River Forecast Centre. New numbers released Fri...

Mar 08, 2024

B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes

SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year. Assistant RCMP Com...

Mar 08, 2024

Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

VICTORIA - The River Forecast Centre says recent snowfall at higher elevations across British Columbia has increased snowpack levels, but the risk of low stream flows and drought conditions this summe...

Mar 08, 2024

B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents

VERNON, B.C. - An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia's Interior. Interior Health says pol...

Mar 07, 2024

Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef

VANCOUVER - Federal authorities have closed Canada's only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the ind...

Mar 07, 2024