British Columbia

Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners

TOFINO, B.C. - A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need ...

Mar 06, 2022

Victim of UBCO attack honoured as family seeks justice

A GoFundMe to help the family of a woman who was killed while working as a security guard at the University of B.C. Okanagan (UBCO) campus in Kelowna has raised more than $64,000.Relatives of the vict...

Mar 04, 2022

Poilievre promises to build more pipelines, remove oil tanker ban in northern B.C.

Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre says he would repeal what he calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "anti-energy" laws if he becomes the next leader of the Conservatives.Pierre told a campaign stop in ...

Greg Fry Mar 04, 2022

Fraud, breach of trust case against former B.C. legislature clerk rests with judge

VANCOUVER - Defence lawyers for British Columbia's former clerk of the legislature say the Crown has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their client committed any crimes related to fraud o...

Greg Fry Mar 04, 2022

Call for more prosecutors in Kelowna

The B.C. Crown Counsel Association says the province needs to provide funding for at least five more prosecutors in Kelowna due to growing case numbers in the city.The problem came to light this week ...

Mar 03, 2022

BC providing nearly $195m in grant funding for life sciences research

PRINCE GEORGE - The importance of work done by those in British Columbia's life sciences sector has risen to the forefront during the pandemic according to the province.On Wednesday, the province anno...

Mar 02, 2022

Former B.C. house clerk broke public trust: Crown

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former clerk of the legislative assembly used public funds to enrich himself in "glaring and egregious" ways, a special prosecutor alleged Tuesday. Brock Martland made t...

Mar 02, 2022

B.C. could drop more COVID restrictions: top doc

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's optimistic the province is moving to a "better place" that could see more COVID-19 restrictions lifted this month before spring brea...

Mar 02, 2022

B.C. mayor's brother alleges death threat, assault

PENTICTON, B.C. - The mayor of Penticton, B.C., is being accused in a lawsuit of threatening to kill his brother and sister, and physically assaulting his brother in a dispute over family finances clo...

Mar 02, 2022

Survey - 42% of drivers admit to still using their phone behind the wheel

PRINCE GEORGE - The dangers of distracted driving doesn't seem to be getting through to motorists in British Columbia.A new Ipsos survey reveals that 42 per cent of drivers admit they still use their ...

Mar 01, 2022