British Columbia

Twenty-year-old arrested following stabbing death of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus

SURREY, B.C. - Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., in connection with the stabbing of a teenager on a Metro Vancouver transit bus last week. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Be...

Apr 17, 2023

Vancouver airport promising improvements following Christmas season travel mess

VANCOUVER - Officials with Vancouver International Airport are promising new real-time weather monitoring equipment, gate protocols and better communication after releasing a review of the travel chao...

Apr 17, 2023

The sale of Teck to a foreign buyer would be a loss for Canada, critics say

VANCOUVER - Some industry watchers say a hostile takeover of Canada's largest diversified mining company by a foreign entity would be bad news for the Canadian economy. Swiss commodities giant Glencor...

Apr 17, 2023

Teck controlling shareholder calls Glencore bid the wrong one at the wrong time

VANCOUVER - The controlling shareholder of Teck Resources Ltd. rejected Glencore's offer to buy the Canadian miner, but says he is open to talking about other possible deals once the company completes...

Apr 17, 2023

Eight years on, inquest into police-linked death of Myles Gray to begin in Burnaby

BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's inquest is set to begin in Burnaby, B.C., today that will probe the 2015 death of a man severely beaten by a group of Vancouver Police officers. Myles Gray died on Aug. 13,...

Apr 17, 2023

Avalanche in Thunderwater Lake riding area claims life of snowmobiler

INVERMERE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada says a snowmobiler died after being caught in an avalanche in a riding area northwest of Invermere, B.C. The avalanche safety organization says a trio of snowmobiler...

Apr 16, 2023

B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations

VANCOUVER - The Canadian government says it's righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five First Nations in British Columbia by settling historic land claims owed under an 1899 treaty. Federal Cro...

Apr 15, 2023

EV charging to expand in B.C. with new funding

VICTORIA - The provincial government will be providing $26 million in funding for public charging stations for electric vehicles.To support British Columbians' transition to electric vehicles and to h...

Apr 14, 2023

B.C. First Nations health gets $8.2 billion in federal funding to fix 'disparities'

VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will receive $8.2 billion over the next decade to help 200 Indigenous communities in a federal government renewal of funding. During ...

Apr 14, 2023

City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal

VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says its fire department reports a "marked improvement" in safety and sidewalk accessibility along a Downtown Eastside street where a large tent encampment was recent...

Apr 14, 2023