British Columbia

Letter signed by 200 leaders seeks protection for B.C.'s old-growth forests

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based environmental group says more than 200 people including scientists, Indigenous leaders, politicians, actors and artists, have signed a letter calling on British Columbia ...

Greg Fry Oct 08, 2021

Homicide detectives say fatal Surrey, B.C., shooting was targeted, linked to gangs

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide detectives say a deadly shooting in Surrey, B.C. on Tuesday was targeted and gang-related. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 28-year-old Sharnbee...

Oct 08, 2021

September employment gains bring Canada back to pre-pandemic levels

PRINCE GEORGE - According to Stats Canada number crunchers , the economy added 157-thousand jobs in September, bringing total employment back to pre-pandemic levels for the first time. The national un...

Oct 08, 2021

'I can't back down' on COVID-19 vaccine message, says threatened B.C. politician

VANCOUVER - Politicians accustomed to sparring in British Columbia's legislature have joined forces outside the house to push for higher vaccination rates in the north, but a longtime member of the Op...

Oct 08, 2021

B.C. reaches $65M funding deal with First Nation after Supreme Court ruling

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has signed an agreement with a First Nation to provide $65 million in funding to support land restoration and cultural programs, four months after a court ruled the pro...

Oct 07, 2021

624 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 91 up north

VICTORIA - The number of people fully vaccinated continues to increase. A total of 82.1% of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have had both jabs. When it comes to new cases of the virus, 624 were r...

Oct 07, 2021

Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Liberals say the lives and livelihoods of communities, citizens and businesses devastated by summer wildfires are being kept needlessly on hold. Fraser Nicola ...

Oct 07, 2021

No response from PM to Kamloops invitation an 'insult': B.C. First Nation

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwepemc First Nation says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "missed an opportunity" to show his commitment to the survivors of residential schools by not replying to its...

Oct 07, 2021

Modelling shows COVID-19 cases stabilizing in B.C., but children now most at risk

VANCOUVER - An independent group that analyzes the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia and Canada has released new modelling containing some good news but also raising concerns, especi...

Oct 07, 2021

Vancouver council narrowly rejects climate emergency parking, vehicle levies

VANCOUVER - City councillors in Vancouver have narrowly rejected a proposal for citywide parking permits and a levy on certain vehicles, with Mayor Kennedy Stewart questioning the fairness of the plan...

Oct 07, 2021