British Columbia

Cold, dry weather threatens fish habitat but not power demand: BC Hydro

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's unusually dry fall weather has resulted in some of the lowest river levels on record on the South Coast. BC Hydro says the colder and drier conditions have forced it to ...

Dec 14, 2022

B.C. homicide team probes three murders within 24 hours

VANCOUVER - Police in southern B.C. are investigating three separate homicides over a 24-hour period. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says North Vancouver police were the first to be called...

Dec 14, 2022

B.C., Vancouver partner to build modular housing for Downtown Eastside residents

VANCOUVER - British Columbia and the City of Vancouver are teaming up to build 90 modular housing units with round-the-clock supports for people experiencing homelessness in the Downtown Eastside. Pre...

Dec 14, 2022

Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licences

VANCOUVER - The federal government is offering to buy Pacific salmon commercial fishing licences from those looking to get out of the declining industry as it tries to protect the fish that remain. Fi...

Dec 14, 2022

Cameras at babies' bedsides in B.C. neonatal intensive care unit comfort parents

VANCOUVER - When Preethi Krishnan would return home from the hospital after visiting her premature twins, she took comfort in knowing they were just a few clicks away on her laptop or phone, even in t...

Dec 14, 2022

Murder suspect to be tried by jury

A trial date has been set for a man accused of killing his girlfriend near Salmon Arm.Derek Favell is charged with the second degree murder of Ashley Simpson who was 32 when she went missing in April ...

Dec 13, 2022

Defence lawyer in trial of escaped B.C. inmate says Crown did not prove guilt

VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial of an escaped inmate says the jury must acquit his client because the evidence doesn't align with the prosecution's theory of even...

Dec 13, 2022

Sticking with RCMP would save Surrey, B.C., $235 million: report

SURREY, B.C. - City council in Surrey, B.C., has voted to send a plan to the province to keep the RCMP as its police force, saying it would save $235 million over five years. Mayor Brenda Locke, who c...

Dec 13, 2022

Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information

VANCOUVER - The prosecutor in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial for an escaped inmate says evidence shows the accused and another escapee were "inseparable," and proves the pair planned their attack...

Dec 12, 2022

ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the provincial auto insurer is applying for a two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance to help alleviate some of the high cost-of-living pressures on British Col...

Dec 12, 2022