British Columbia

B.C. man charged with 10 counts of sexual assault after alleged chemical attacks

VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say a 49-year-old man is facing 10 counts of sexual assault with a weapon after a series of attacks on women last year. They say the department began receiving reports of...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. seasonal forecast shows cool spring, flood hazard in high snowpack regions

VICTORIA - British Columbia residents can expect a long, cool spring, with the highest risk of flooding likely coming in May and June as temperatures rise. A seasonal weather outlook from B.C.'s Minis...

Apr 13, 2023

Teenager, 15, hurt in stabbing on the grounds of Delta, B.C., elementary school

DELTA, B.C. - Police say a teenager has been hurt in a stabbing while on the grounds of a Delta, B.C., elementary school. Delta police say the 15-year-old was attacked late Wednesday and left with sta...

Apr 13, 2023

Health minister says stiffer regulations could prevent Ozempic-type prescribing

RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent "incompetence" by doctors who could write thousands of ...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. may provide additional resources as transit police, RCMP step up patrols: Eby

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's premier says Mounties and Metro Vancouver Transit Police have increased their presence and stepped up patrols on bus and train lines so passengers can feel safe when tra...

Greg Fry Apr 13, 2023

Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected

VANCOUVER - An earthquake measuring 6 has shaken the seabed a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island. The National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska says a dangerous wave is not expected from the ...

Apr 13, 2023

Teck Resources board of directors rejects latest Glencore takeover bid

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says its board of directors has rejected the latest takeover offer from Swiss company Glencore. The Canadian mining company says the revised offer is not in the best in...

Apr 13, 2023

B.C. Chinese community tells Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies

VANCOUVER - Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have told him of "intimidation, harassment and abuse" linked to foreign governments or their prox...

Apr 12, 2023

B.C. Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon

SURREY, B.C. - Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon lowered the curtain on the British Columbia Liberal Party Wednesday, ushering in BC United, a new name and branding for the political party once led by pr...

Apr 12, 2023