British Columbia

Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months

NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Island Health says a lack of staff has forced it to begin overnight closures of the emergency room at a small Victoria-area hospital. A statement from the health authority says c...

Jul 07, 2023

An across the board rise in jobless numbers

PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George saw its unemployment rate climb once again to 8.8 per cent last month from 7.9 per cent in May and 4.5 per cent in June of 2022. That translates to roughly 6,000 fewer peo...

Jul 07, 2023

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A tree planter has been attacked by a bear in northeastern British Columbia. Few details have been released, but a statement from the Conservation Officer Service says it happene...

Greg Fry Jul 07, 2023

B.C. port strike enters day seven as union, employers association trade barbs

VANCOUVER - The strike by thousands of workers at more than 30 British Columbia ports has entered its seventh day, as their union and the association representing B.C. maritime employers trade barbs a...

Jul 07, 2023

Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data

VANCOUVER - Airbnb has won a court ruling that quashes an order from British Columbia's privacy commissioner that would have identified hosts and their home addresses in Vancouver. The B.C. Supreme Co...

Jul 06, 2023

Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost their drug awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and mental-health se...

Jul 06, 2023

Mother-in-law of B.C. knife victim says 'monster' robbed son of woman he loved

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The mother-in-law of a woman killed in a mass stabbing at a North Vancouver, B.C., library two years ago has told a sentencing hearing that her attacker is a "monster" who stol...

Jul 06, 2023

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

VANCOUVER - More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia as a heat wave in many areas is not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covers all but the southeast cor...

Jul 06, 2023

Day six of B.C. port strike as management calls for binding arbitration

VANCOUVER - The organization that represents employers at roughly 30 strikebound ports in British Columbia says binding arbitration could end the six-day-old dispute. More than 7,000 members of the In...

Greg Fry Jul 06, 2023

Surrey RCMP say one person injured in shooting, believed linked to drug trade

SURREY, B.C. - One person is being treated in hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after a shooting in Surrey, B.C., Wednesday afternoon. Police were called to the 80 Avenue and Fleetwood Park a...

Jul 05, 2023