British Columbia

Universities brace for Chinese students' return as Beijing orders them back to Canada

VANCOUVER - When Vancouver-based Justin Wong was studying online for his master of arts at Trinity Western University during the pandemic, he had to get up at 4 a.m. to collaborate with classmates. Th...

Feb 11, 2023

B.C. Liberals say Eby's overdose strategy is too narrow, but he says he doesn't mind

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he doesn't mind being told his government's approach to the toxic drug and overdose crisis is too narrow and doomed to fail. At least it shows a consensus that m...

Feb 10, 2023

Lifted trailer box rams overpass in Richmond, B.C., snarling traffic, RCMP say

RICHMOND, B.C. - A busy commuter route in Metro Vancouver closed for hours Friday while engineers assessed the safety of an overpass involved in an unusual crash. RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang says a trailer...

Feb 10, 2023

British Columbians engaged in quarrel over home energy use

PRINCE GEORGE - New BC Hydro research shows many couples in BC are engaged in power struggles over home energy use.The survey, conducted on behalf of BC Hydro, finds over a quarter of British Columbia...

Feb 10, 2023

Two 15-year-old girls injured in crash in Richmond, B.C., police say

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say two 15-year-old girls have been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old girl. RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say one of the pe...

Feb 10, 2023

B.C. funds Fraser River shoreline flood protection in Fraser Valley

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that its chief says is under consistent threat of flooding is to receive a boost from the province for shoreline stabilization. The $5 million aimed ...

Feb 10, 2023

B.C. Premier Eby uses surplus budget cash for one-time billion-dollar growth fund

SURREY, B.C. - Every community in British Columbia will be eligible for infrastructure grants coming from a one-time $1-billion government fund. Premier David Eby says the money has been set aside in ...

Feb 10, 2023

Police release photo of female suspect in Vancouver's first homicide of 2023

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they have gathered important evidence related to the city's first murder of 2023 and are releasing a photograph of a female suspect as they seek more clues. The sta...

Feb 10, 2023

PG sees slight growth in January jobless numbers

OTTAWA - The numbers out of Statistics Canada show a slight uptick in the January unemployment rate for Prince George, at 5.9 percent compared to 5.4 percent in December and 3.4 percent in January of ...

Greg Fry Feb 10, 2023

North Vancouver mayor says former councillor and his daughter killed in house fire

VANCOUVER - Flags in the City of North Vancouver are at half-mast to mark a former councillor's death in a house fire. North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan says in a statement that former councillor B...

Feb 10, 2023