British Columbia

Golden courthouse arson investigation continues, town council to push province to keep registry, rebuild

GOLDEN - Those scheduled to dispute their traffic tickets in Golden, B.C. had to do so at the town's Ramada Limited hotel after Golden Law Courts burned down in an arson earlier this month. But whethe...

Mar 27, 2023

Two people injured in Chilliwack, B.C., shooting: RCMP

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia are asking for the public's help after a shooting left two people injured in Chilliwack. They say police responded to multiple reports of a disturbance ...

Mar 26, 2023

B.C. to provide 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it will be providing 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by the end of June. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says there are currently about ...

Mar 26, 2023

Canfor's number of job losses at B.C mill lower than originally estimated

PRINCE GEORGE - The projected job losses from Canfor's closure of the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill are much less than what was initially estimated.220 of an estimated 300 positions were slated to...

Mar 25, 2023

Tennis play doesn’t deter Stanley Park herons from courtship, nest building: expert

VANCOUVER - A breeding colony of blue herons in Vancouver's Stanley Park is anything but normal; it's a noisy, busy place with many human activities, yet experts say the birds somehow thrive. It's thi...

Mar 25, 2023

Federal government, B.C. and Indigenous nation sign care co-ordination deal

ENDERBY, B.C. - The delivery of child and family services grounded in Indigenous culture is being celebrated in British Columbia's north Okanagan with the signing of the province's first care co-ordin...

Mar 24, 2023

Former BC Liberal John Rustad turned Independent now seeks Conservative leadership

VANDERHOOF, B.C. - A former BC Liberal cabinet minister turfed from the party caucus last year for his climate change views says he's running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of British Co...

Mar 24, 2023

Feds give Kamloops, B.C., nation $12.5 million for healing centre

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The federal government is contributing $12.5 million to the construction of a healing centre at the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation almost two years after the nation announced the...

Mar 23, 2023

Squamish, B.C., LNG facility plans to achieve net-zero emissions at operation's start

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Proponents of a British Columbia liquefied natural gas export facility have unveiled plans to achieve net-zero emissions commitments in the construction phase and for its future opera...

Mar 23, 2023

B.C. government announces multi-year boost to subsidize veterinary education

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it is permanently doubling the number of subsidized seats for people who want to train to become veterinarians and practise in the province. Education ...

Mar 23, 2023