British Columbia

Coastal GasLink pipeline mechanically complete before year-end deadline

VANCOUVER - The Coastal GasLink pipeline that stretches across northern B.C. is mechanically complete ahead of the company's year-end deadline. A statement from TC Energy Corp. says history has been m...

Nov 28, 2023

Pilot dies in small plane crash in B.C.'s East Kootenay region, RCMP say

BRISCO, B.C. - RCMP say the pilot of a plane is dead after it crashed in British Columbia's East Kootenay region on Friday. Columbia Valley RCMP say in a news release that they received a report of a ...

Nov 28, 2023

B.C. growth forecast drops to one per cent for 2023, but deficit projection improves

VICTORIA - British Columbia's economy is forecast to grow one per cent in 2023, a drop from the 1.2 per cent predicted earlier by the Ministry of Finance. The ministry's second quarterly report also f...

Nov 28, 2023

Leaked memo from Energy Minister makes reference to project in PG

PRINCE GEORGE - A provincial cabinet minister has been in hot water recently after a memo containing notes for herself ended up in the hands of the opposition BC United Party, and the notes have ties ...

Nov 28, 2023

Tories bristle at Liberal charge they're deserting Ukraine with vote against bill

OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives are pushing back against Liberal accusations that they're abandoning Ukraine, after Tory MPs voted against a bill that implements an update to a Canada-Ukraine trade dea...

Nov 28, 2023

B.C. mother, stepdad plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 6-year-old Dontay Lucas

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have pleaded guilty to his manslaughter, more than five years after the boy was found in medical distress in the woman's hom...

Nov 27, 2023

Conservative deputy calls MP 'unhinged' for linking Poilievre and Winnipeg killings

SURREY, B.C. - Federal Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman is calling a Metro Vancouver MP "unhinged" for a social media post that questioned if there was a connection between Pierre Poilievre...

Nov 27, 2023

AG blames B.C. Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash, IIO investigates

SURREY, B.C. - The police watchdog is investigating a B.C. highway chase involving a tractor flying a protest banner against sexual orientation and gender identity programs in schools, something the p...

Nov 27, 2023

Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour

VANCOUVER - Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver. Mounties say they were called Sun...

Nov 27, 2023

A list of facts about sextortion, a type of blackmail that can turn deadly

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 12-year-old boy died by suicide in October after falling victim to online sextortion. Here are some facts about sextortion: - Sextortion is a...

Nov 27, 2023