British Columbia

Early studies find at least 93 potential burials at St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in Williams Lake

Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Data from Williams Lake First Nation's (WLFN) investigation shows 93 reflections, which dis...

Jan 25, 2022

British Columbia developing plan to protect drinking water, ecosystems

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is developing a strategy to protect watersheds from threats posed by climate change combined with urban and industrial development. A new discussion ...

Jan 25, 2022

Former B.C. legislature clerk's cufflinks, whisky subject of indictment: Crown

VANCOUVER - A special prosecutor says the former clerk of the British Columbia legislature claimed expenses ranging from malt whisky to cufflinks on the public purse. Brock Martland alleged in B.C. Su...

Jan 25, 2022

Paramedics, dispatchers call for more resources as mental health issues spike

VANCOUVER - Groups representing Canada's paramedics are calling for improved mental health services as staff shortages and unprecedented call volumes fuelled by the pandemic and the overdose crisis ta...

Jan 25, 2022

Spending a 'marked departure' from former B.C. legislature clerk's duties, Crown says

VANCOUVER - A book on beekeeping, a wood splitter and a cushion decorated with the Union Jack and the words "God Save the Queen," are among the items that a special prosecutor alleges former B.C. legi...

Jan 24, 2022

B.C. reports 24 COVID-19-related deaths, 4,997 infections over a three-day period

VICTORIA - British Columbia officials say there are 64 health-care facilities across the province that have COVID-19 outbreaks. A statement from the Health Ministry released Monday says they include s...

Jan 24, 2022

B.C. Court rejects WestJet's appeal of class action certification about baggage fees

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed WestJet's efforts to overturn the certification of a class-action lawsuit on baggage fees. The Calgary-based airline is alleged to have between Septe...

Jan 24, 2022

'Remarkable' reconstruction on Highway 1 allows it to reopen in B.C.: minister

VICTORIA - Another patch in British Columbia's damaged highway system has been completed as the province reopened Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon on Monday. Large sections of the highway were dama...

Jan 24, 2022

B.C. driver curious about speed of mother's car faces fines: police

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A novice British Columbia driver faces numerous tickets and nine penalty points after police allege he was travelling in excess of 200 kilometres per hour in his mother's car. Polic...

Jan 24, 2022

Workers at Teck's Highland Valley Copper mine ratify new contract

VANCOUVER - Unionized workers at Teck Resources Ltd.'s Highland Valley Copper operations in British Columbia have ratified a new five-year collective agreement. United Steelworkers Local 7619 says the...

Jan 23, 2022