British Columbia

Lengthy pandemic closure ends for B.C. park straddling Washington state border

VANCOUVER - One of British Columbia's last remaining COVID-19 closures has finally been lifted. Peace Arch Provincial Park, the nine-hectare park that straddles the B.C.-Washington state border south ...

Oct 26, 2022

B.C. woman grateful for breast milk donations wants to give back

VANCOUVER - A smooth pregnancy had Cindy Li dreaming of motherhood. But when she suddenly started bleeding at 32 weeks, her baby boy arrived early and needed breast milk that she couldn't produce. Li ...

Oct 25, 2022

Vancouver council approves UN declaration on Indigenous rights strategy

Vancouver council has passed an Indigenous rights strategy that it says will make the city a national and world leader in implementing a plan towards reconciliation. The strategy is based on the Unite...

Oct 25, 2022

Police officer no-shows at B.C. Indigenous ceremony lead to tense moments, comments

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - An Indigenous ceremony dedicated to healing from traumatic events instead set off accusations against Vancouver's police department of systemic racism that threatens to stall the r...

Oct 25, 2022

Three new B.C. Supreme Court judges in Vancouver, another raised to appeal court

VANCOUVER - The federal government has appointed three new judges to the British Columbia Supreme Court and raised another to the B.C. Court of Appeal. A statement from the Department of Justice says ...

Oct 25, 2022

Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring

VANCOUVER - Eco-activist David Suzuki says it's time for him to pass the mantle to a new host of CBC's "The Nature of Things." The 86-year-old environmentalist and science broadcaster said Monday that...

Oct 24, 2022

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked to benefit from anti-violence program: union

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has announced a program to help reduce violence against health-care workers at 26 hospitals and mental health facilities across the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix...

Greg Fry Oct 24, 2022

Apology ceremony allows Vancouver police to express regret to Heiltsuk, nation says

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Members of the Vancouver Police Department are expected to take part in an apology ceremony today in an expression of regret for arresting and handcuffing an Indigenous man and his...

Oct 24, 2022

Disqualified NDP leadership hopeful calls on B.C. to declare climate emergency

VANCOUVER - The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for British Columbia's top political job says she's ready to take up an invitation to work with the man who will become...

Oct 23, 2022

Zac Brown Band says Vancouver show cancelled after crew members turned away at border

VANCOUVER - The Zac Brown Band has issued an apology for cancelling its show in Vancouver, saying some crew members were turned away at the border. The band posted a statement on Facebook hours before...

Oct 22, 2022