British Columbia

Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse

VANCOUVER - Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Oze...

Apr 12, 2023

B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening

Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...

Apr 12, 2023

B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning

VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...

Apr 12, 2023

Engineering firm fined $1M over B.C. spill linked to 85 trout deaths

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has ordered an international engineering firm to pay a $1-million fine for releasing a harmful substance that flowed into a Metro Vancouver creek, after an investi...

Apr 12, 2023

Province announces hubs to target repeat violent offending

PRINCE GEORGE - The B.C. government has announced that it will create hubs of police, dedicated prosecutors and probation officers focused on tackling repeat violent offending across the province, inc...

Apr 12, 2023

B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders

NANAIMO, B.C. - Teams of police, prosecutors and probation officers are being enlisted to tackle repeat violent offenders in a dozen British Columbia communities. Premier David Eby says the government...

Apr 12, 2023

Stabbing on transit bus in Surrey, B.C., leaves man critically injured

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a man has life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Investi...

Apr 12, 2023

Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.

VANCOUVER - Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have bee...

Apr 12, 2023

Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver rooming hotel has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building's owner, the operator of the residence and the city's...

Apr 11, 2023

At least 300 visits expected as B.C.'s 2023 cruise ship season officially launches

VANCOUVER - Cruise ship season officially launches in British Columbia as the Sapphire Princess berths in Victoria for a one-day visit. The vessel then travels to Vancouver to begin that city's season...

Apr 11, 2023