British Columbia

Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless

VANCOUVER - The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for ...

Aug 04, 2022

Southern Okanagan blaze grows but most B.C. wildfires static as cooler weather holds

VICTORIA - Cooler weather has given wildfire crews a modest breather as they battle an increasing number of fires around British Columbia. Information from the BC Wildfire Service shows little overnig...

Aug 04, 2022

Four post-secondary institutions team up for new campus in Langford, B.C.

LANGFORD, B.C. - A unique collaboration between four post-secondary institutions in British Columbia will establish a new campus on the Vancouver Island city of Langford. The partnership between the U...

Aug 03, 2022

B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor

LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he's considering taking the same approach as a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find a family doctor in his attempt to pressure t...

Aug 03, 2022

Snowbirds squad cancels shows in Penticton and Abbotsford, B.C., after hard landing

VANCOUVER - A malfunction that caused a Canadian Air Force Snowbirds pilot to make a hard landing after takeoff in northern British Columbia has forced the aerobatic team to cancel two performances in...

Aug 03, 2022

Defence lawyer says sharing link is 'not child pornography' in B.C. teenager case

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A defence lawyer for a Dutch man accused of harassment and extortion of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd says sharing a link is "not child pornography." Joseph Saulnier to...

Aug 03, 2022

3D-printed 'ghost guns' seized in B.C. Interior after parts intercepted in mail: CBSA

VANCOUVER - Border officers report so-called "ghost guns" made from 3D-printed parts have been seized in the B.C. Interior, after international deliveries were intercepted at mail centres in Vancouver...

Aug 03, 2022

Number of wildfires grows in B.C., but cooler weather offers firefighters a breather

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. The blazes newly identifie...

Aug 03, 2022

Greater Vancouver home sales down 43% from last July, 23% from June: REBGV

VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales were down a whopping 43 per cent from last July and 23 per cent from this past June. Sales in the region totalled 1,...

Aug 03, 2022

Pilot uninjured, jet damaged in Snowbirds 'incident' during takeoff in B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A Snowbirds pilot escaped physical injury today, landing a jet after an incident during takeoff in northern British Columbia. The Royal Canadian Air Force tweeted Tuesday evening...

Aug 02, 2022