British Columbia

B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is expanding a registry program provincewide in an effort to connect patients with available family doctors. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the expanded He...

Jul 05, 2023

Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives have told a sentencing hearing how their lives were shattered two years ago by the deadly attack in and around the Lynn Valley L...

Jul 05, 2023

RCMP officer says he forgot to record B.C. murder suspect's arrest after car crash

VANCOUVER - The police officer who arrested a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says no recording of the arrest exists because he forgot to ...

Jul 05, 2023

A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers

VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...

Jul 05, 2023

More campfire bans coming to B.C. by Friday as dry conditions raise wildfire danger

VANCOUVER - More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia as warm, dry conditions push the wildfire danger upward. The BC Wildfire Service says, as of noon on Friday, campfires will no longer ...

Greg Fry Jul 05, 2023

Two dead as motorcycle and SUV collide between Lytton and Spences Bridge, B.C.

LILLOOET, B.C. - Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV northeast of Lytton, British Columbia. A statement from RCMP says the crash happened just after 6 p.m. Monday on Hi...

Jul 05, 2023

Vancouver home prices ticking up as supply remains under pressure: real estate board

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices ticked up from May as prospective homebuyers faced a dearth of supply in the region. The board says the composite b...

Jul 05, 2023

B.C. port strike enters day five, with talks deadlocked over maintenance

VANCOUVER - Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day. Both si...

Jul 05, 2023

Clothing retailer Kit and Ace bought by company co-owned by Joe Mimran

VANCOUVER - Kit and Ace Technical Apparel Inc. has been bought by a company co-owned by Canadian fashion designer and entrepreneur Joe Mimran. The price paid for the clothing retailer by Unity Brands ...

Jul 05, 2023

'The common sense is out there': Stop the Spray founder says forest transition overdue

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Forest Practices Board has called for a stark change in BC's forestry management strategy.The call to action echoes many of the ideas that James Steidle, local forestry advocate...

Jul 04, 2023