British Columbia

Witness tells B.C. mayor's mischief trial that car may not have broken foot bones

SURREY, B.C. - An engineer has told the trial of a British Columbia mayor charged with public mischief that broken bones may not be the result if someone's foot is run over by a car. Dennis Chimich, a...

Nov 02, 2022

New wastewater plant for B.C.'s shishalh Nation brings environmental, economic gains

SECHELT, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance a badly needed wastewater treatment facility. A statement from the...

Nov 02, 2022

Vancouver home sales down 46% from last year, 13% from September: board

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales continued to plunge in October, falling 45.5 per cent from the year before and 12.8 per cent from September. Last month sales tot...

Nov 02, 2022

Funeral to honour RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in Richmond, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - Thousands of first responders, including from Washington state and as far away as Ontario, are expected to gather in Richmond, B.C., for today's funeral of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang. T...

Nov 02, 2022

Teachers and B.C. government reach tentative contract deal

PRINCE GEORGE - After seven months of negotiation, the union representing nearly 49,000 teachers across British Columbia have reached a tentative three year contract agreement with the provincial gove...

Nov 01, 2022

Dozens of recommendations in overdose and drug toxicity report by B.C. MLAs

VICTORIA - An all-party committee at British Columbia's legislature has released a report on drug toxicity and overdose deaths that calls for dozens of urgent steps from the province to address the de...

Greg Fry Nov 01, 2022

Lawyer for B.C. mayor charged with public mischief suggests client treated unfairly

SURREY, B.C. - A lawyer representing Surrey, B.C., Mayor Doug McCallum suggests RCMP decided early into an investigation that his client deceived police by saying his foot was run over in a grocery st...

Nov 01, 2022

More rain for southern B.C., as late October rainfall nears seasonal in some areas

VANCOUVER - Another atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain to coastal British Columbia by late Thursday and this one could drench drought-stricken areas that have been bypassed by recent st...

Nov 01, 2022

Sunshine Coast preparing to cautiously lift water ban Tuesday

SECHELT, B.C. - Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast will soon be able to start using treated drinking water again after a severe drought in the area prompted a two-week ...

Oct 31, 2022

Santa Claus isn't coming to town, Vancouver parade cancelled for third year

VANCOUVER - The Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver has been cancelled for a third straight year, but this time COVID-19 isn't playing the Grinch. The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade Society instead...

Oct 31, 2022