British Columbia

B.C. to ask Ottawa for money laundering law changes after case fails to yield charges

VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says she will lobby the federal government to amend Canada's financial crime law after a multi-year money laundering investigation by police failed to pr...

Mar 02, 2023

Greater Vancouver home sales up 77% from Jan., down 47% from last year: board

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says February's home sales were up 76.9 per cent from January, but down 47.2 per cent from the year before. The board says sales for the month to...

Mar 02, 2023

At least one dead, several injured in avalanche in southeastern B.C.

INVERMERE, B.C. - RCMP confirm at least one person has been killed in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia, about 150 kilometres southwest of Banff, Alta. Cpl. James Grandy says several other...

Mar 02, 2023

Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint

VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...

Mar 01, 2023

Special prosecutor decides against charges in B.C. money laundering investigation

VICTORIA - Charges won't be laid in one of British Columbia's largest money laundering probes, despite a government directive for a special prosecutor to conduct a second review of a police investigat...

Mar 01, 2023

3 dead, 2 critical after 3-vehicle crash on Highway 5 south of Clearwater

CLEARWATER, B.C. - Three people are dead and another two are fighting for their lives after a terrible crash near Clearwater.According to a news release issued by B.C. Highway Patrol, the collision to...

Mar 01, 2023

B.C. invests $150 million to upgrade aging 911 emergency system

SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government is investing millions to upgrade the 911 calling system, allowing for location tracking of callers and texting during emergencies. Public Safety Ministe...

Greg Fry Mar 01, 2023

B.C. and Ottawa reach $27 billion health funding agreement

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has agreed in principle to a $27.47 billion deal for health-care funding from the federal government. The agreement is a step toward completing a $196-billi...

Mar 01, 2023

Spring on the doorstep, but winter storms threaten Metro Vancouver, parts of B.C.

VANCOUVER - The official start of spring is under three weeks away but Environment Canada says another winter blast is hammering northwestern parts of the province and is expected to hit the south coa...

Mar 01, 2023

B.C.'s budget praised for housing investment, criticized for lack of business help

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's new budget will spend more as the economy shrinks. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says now isn't the time to start making cuts, so there is more money for...

Mar 01, 2023