British Columbia

B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments

VANCOUVER - In an attempt to ease some of the pressure on British Columbia's health-care system, Premier David Eby says the province will become the first in Canada to offer online booking for residen...

Greg Fry Jun 28, 2023

Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., probe theft of German shepherd puppies

NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP are investigating the theft of 10 German shepherd puppies from a backyard kennel in Nanaimo, B.C. Police say the theft occurred around 3 a.m. Monday morning. Since then, five ...

Jun 28, 2023

B.C. opens $500M fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings, keep rent affordable

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has opened access to its $500-million rental-protection fund that will help non-profit groups purchase rental buildings. The goal of providing the capital fu...

Jun 28, 2023

Protection coming for large tract of threatened grassland south of Kamloops, B.C.

VANCOUVER - More than 60 square kilometres of at-risk grassland in British Columbia's southern Interior will be protected forever as part of the newest conservation project in the province. The Nature...

Jun 28, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice

VANCOUVER - The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. More coming. The Canadian Press

Jun 28, 2023

B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres

VICTORIA - British Columbia has agreed to give Canada's border agency more time to come up with an alternative to holding immigration detainees in the province's correctional centres, almost a year af...

Jun 27, 2023

B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income, vulnerable people

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is giving its Crown power utility $10 million to provide up to 8,000 free air-conditioning units to vulnerable people. A death review panel by the BC Corone...

Jun 27, 2023

Expanded restrictions in Vancouver to stop spread of damaging Japanese beetle

VANCOUVER - It's flying season for the Japanese beetle, which has prompted expanded restrictions on soil and plants in Vancouver that cover much of the city. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announ...

Jun 27, 2023

Wildfire above Highway 99 in West Vancouver now 'held' after route closed Monday

VANCOUVER - Traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire that closed a major Vancouver-area highway for hours. The BC Wildfire Service says a human-caused blaze in the steep...

Jun 27, 2023

Infrastructure at centre of Western Canada premiers' meeting in Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. - The high cost of replacing infrastructure and upgrading it to withstand damage from climate-related disasters will be a key topic of discussion as western premiers meet today in Whist...

Jun 27, 2023