British Columbia

Planned B.C. gold mine near Quesnel passes environmental assessment

VICTORIA - Plans for a gold mine near Wells, in B.C.'s Cariboo region, took a significant step forward with the granting of an environmental assessment certificate. Environment Minister George Heyman ...

Oct 10, 2023

Province signs $1.2 billion health deal with feds

PRINCE GEORGE - B.C. has become the first province to sign an individual health deal with the federal government, worth $1.2 billion dollars.Federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced today the Br...

Oct 10, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head

VANCOUVER - A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver co...

Oct 10, 2023

B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earli...

Oct 10, 2023

North Vancouver RCMP called to amateur film set featuring actors with replica guns

VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say they were called to the set of a film shoot over the weekend after receiving a report of a group of men in body armour carrying rifles. North Vancouver RCMP s...

Oct 09, 2023

Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks

VANCOUVER - When the University of British Columbia announced the launch of Vantage College in 2013, the school said it envisioned the program for fee-paying international students would have enrolmen...

Oct 08, 2023

'Most challenging Thanksgiving:' Long weekend marked with soaring food bank use

VANCOUVER - Food banks across Canada continue to face soaring need this Thanksgiving, with one executive warning that things could quickly get worse. Amid inflation, increasing food and housing costs,...

Oct 08, 2023

Small plane crashes beside inn near Chilliwack, B.C., airport

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A small plane has crashed beside a hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. Haylie Morris, who works nearby, was on a forklift at about 2:15 p.m. today when she says she watched the plane fly righ...

Oct 06, 2023

B.C. Mountie charged after crash in which motorcyclist was badly injured

VICTORIA - A Metro Vancouver RCMP officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after an off-duty crash in which a motorcyclist was seriously hurt. The BC Prosecution Service says Const. Brenda...

Oct 06, 2023

Conservation coalition opposes the Provinces framework on grizzly bear management

NORTHERN BC-A coalition of conservationists, have signed a joint letter to the B.C. Government opposing a new plan that would change the management of grizzly bears. The plan was recently revealed in ...

Oct 06, 2023