British Columbia

Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan

VANCOUVER - A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people fleeing abuse reported they were greatly affected in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report used data...

Apr 12, 2022

B.C. coroner wants 'urgent action' on safer drug supply six years into OD crisis

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's coroner says over 9,400 people in the province have died of an overdose from toxic illicit drugs since the government declared a public health emergency six years ago. L...

Apr 12, 2022

Most of those injured in fire that destroyed building in Vancouver out of hospital

VANCOUVER - Efforts are underway to find housing for displaced residents of a rooming hotel that has been reduced to a shell by fire in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood. Flames broke out in the 110-y...

Apr 12, 2022

People injured in fire at residential building in downtown Vancouver: chief

VANCOUVER - Two people were taken to hospital and officials were trying to account for everyone who lived in a building that caught fire Monday in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood, the fire chief sai...

Apr 11, 2022

B.C. mayors dealing with flooding and wildfire damage call on feds to deliver funds

VANCOUVER - British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year's flooding and wildfires want the federal government to deliver billions of dollars in promised funding. Abbotsford M...

Apr 11, 2022

Association of friendship centres to steer $5M fund for Indigenous safety planning

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government's decision to put a fund for Indigenous safety planning in the hands of an Indigenous-led organization was hailed as a step toward reconciliation for the province. Lesl...

Apr 11, 2022

Teck Resources says Q1 steelmaking coal sales fell slightly below guidance

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says its steelmaking coal sales in the first quarter came in slightly below its guidance as a result of a labour dispute at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. that resulted ...

Apr 11, 2022

Trudeau expected to make announcement on electric vehicle infrastructure

VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today. He is expected to make an announcement highlighting investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The federal budget ta...

Greg Fry Apr 11, 2022

B.C. court denies interim request by mink farmers ahead of their COVID-19 challenge

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a request by mink farmers for interim relief that would suspend a prohibition on breeding the animals while their legal petition against t...

Apr 10, 2022

Victoria welcomes the first cruise ship to dock in Canada in more than 2 years

VICTORIA - The first international cruise ship to dock in Canada in more than two years arrived in Victoria Saturday morning. Ian Robertson, chief executive officer of the Greater Victoria Harbour Aut...

Apr 09, 2022