British Columbia

Vancouver Non-Partisan Association mayoral candidate John Coupar quits as vote looms

Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has parted ways with its mayoral candidate, John Coupar, barely two months before municipal elections are held across British Columbia. A statement issued by the p...

Aug 05, 2022

Judge instructs jury before its deliberation in online extortion case of B.C. teen

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The British Columbia Supreme Court justice in the trial of a Dutch man charged with harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd told the jury to "take special care" with the t...

Aug 05, 2022

Evacuation orders, alerts expanded near wildfire burning in B.C.'s south Okanagan

Unpredictable wildfire behaviour in British Columbia's southern Okanagan has forced the evacuation of the entire community of Olalla and an evacuation alert for the village of Keremeos, just a few kil...

Aug 05, 2022

Telus' net income soars 45% in Q2 as it reports rise in mobile, internet customers

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. saw its net income soar by 45 per cent in its most recent quarter as the company nabbed more mobile phone and internet customers. The Vancouver telecommunications firm revealed...

Aug 05, 2022

B.C. rolls out tweaked electric vehicle rebate

PRINCE GEORGE - In an effort to keep the momentum going in BC when it comes to the sale of electric vehicles the province announced the rebate would be increasing, and introduced a tiered approach."Mo...

Aug 04, 2022

Frustrations continue as U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber remain with final ruling

PRINCE GEORGE - There are plenty of moving pieces facing BC's forest sector and on Thursday another curveball was tossed into the mix.American lawmakers came down on a key final rate of 8.59% as a tar...

Aug 04, 2022

Former B.C. teacher, 82, accused of sex assaults dating back to the 1970s

VANCOUVER - An 82-year-old former teacher has been arrested and RCMP say he faces seven counts of indecent assault involving those who were students more than five decades ago. Police don't name the a...

Aug 04, 2022

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