British Columbia

Province steps in with $479M to save B.C.'s TransLink from potential 'death spiral'

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is injecting nearly $500 million into the Metro Vancouver transit system to save it from what officials say is a feared "death spiral" sparked in part by the COVID-19 pand...

Mar 15, 2023

Researcher calls for more wild horse protections after 17 shot dead in rural B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and provincial protections for the animals after 17 carcasses were found in rural British Columbia. Wayne McCrory...

Mar 15, 2023

Vancouver Folk Festival revival is music to the ears of B.C.'s dedicated fans

VANCOUVER - The long-running Vancouver Folk Festival is back for another year, less than two months after funding issues threatened to permanently cancel the event. A statement on the festival's websi...

Mar 15, 2023

17 wild horses shot dead near Kamloops, B.C., in 'disheartening' act: RCMP

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Authorities in British Columbia are investigating after 17 wild horses were shot in what Mounties are calling a "disheartening act." The RCMP say in a news release that Tk'emlups Rura...

Mar 14, 2023

Province announces new energy 'framework' on heels of LNG facility approval

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it's rolling out a new framework for approving oil and gas projects that will ensure the province meets its emissions targets in the coming decades. Pr...

Mar 14, 2023

$3.28-billion Indigenous-led LNG project gets B.C. environmental certificate

VICTORIA - The Haisla First Nation on British Columbia's northern coast has been granted a provincial environmental assessment certificate for a floating liquefied natural gas facility. The B.C. gover...

Mar 14, 2023

Conviction overturned for Kelowna, B.C., man after court identifies trial errors

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a Kelowna man convicted of second-degree murder for bludgeoning another man with a hammer. Steven Pirko was convicted for t...

Mar 14, 2023

B.C. lifts age limit on free tuition for those who were once in care

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is opening to all ages its tuition waiver for those who were in foster care in the province. The program was launched in 2017, waiving fees for people who ha...

Mar 14, 2023

New payment model for family doctors enrolls over 2,000 onto new program

PRINCE GEORGE - Over a month after the launch of a new payment model designed to recruit and retain physicians to family medicine, initial results are looking positive.Doctors of BC, a voluntary assoc...

Mar 14, 2023

Ritchie Bros. shareholders approve acquisition of IAA Inc. at special meeting

VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its shareholders approved the company's deal to buy U.S. automotive salvage company IAA Inc. at a meeting Tuesday that caps months of criticism since th...

Mar 14, 2023