British Columbia

British Columbia spends $132 million on treatment services

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says a $132-million program that adds staff, beds and services across the province seeks to help people who require substance-use treatment and recovery car...

Oct 13, 2021

Sobering and assessment centre in the cards for Prince George

VANCOUVER - The province has announced a $132 million investment over the next three years for treatment and recovery services. The Ministry of Health and Addictions is working with health authorities...

Oct 13, 2021

Safety board releasing results of investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board will release the results of its investigation into the possibility that a freight train might have started a wildfire that destroyed the community of L...

Oct 13, 2021

B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over prolonged confinement in prisons

VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over prolonged solitary confinement two years after British Columbia's top court ruled it is a violation of priso...

Oct 13, 2021

Fares set but schedule remains unknown for Nanaimo-Duncan transit link

NANAIMO - Transit riders now know how much a ride from Nanaimo to the Cowichan Valley will cost, but when buses will leave and from where remains a mystery.A one-way cash fare of $7.50 will get riders...

Oct 13, 2021

Vancouver park that was a homeless encampment reopens to the public

VANCOUVER - The site of a former homeless camp in Vancouver reopened Tuesday for its original use. The work of removing fencing around Strathcona Park is expected to take a few more days, but a statem...

Oct 12, 2021

Injured man believed to be linked to daylight south Nanaimo shooting

NANAIMO - One man was injured and two people were arrested following a daytime shooting in Nanaimo.RCMP said they were called to a home on Nicol St. near Needham St. after reports of gunshots directed...

Oct 12, 2021

West Fraser Timber expanding U.S. operations with US$300M purchase of Texas sawmill

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is expanding its U.S. operations after reaching an agreement to purchase a lumber mill in Lufkin, Texas, for about US$300 million. The purchase from Angelina Fo...

Oct 12, 2021

B.C. averages 523 new COVID-19 cases daily during Thanksgiving weekend; 28 more die

VICTORIA - B.C. saw a slight moderating of COVID-19 spread over the Thanksgiving long weekend, but the death toll from the virus continues to mount.New totals provided by the province's health ministr...

Oct 12, 2021

RCMP assess enforcement resources after court reinstates logging injunction in B.C.

VICTORIA - The RCMP are reviewing the department's resources following the temporary reinstatement of an injunction against old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island by the British Colu...

Oct 12, 2021