British Columbia

Home demand still outstrips supply in Metro Vancouver but price hikes slow: report

VANCOUVER - Home sales across Metro Vancouver remained well above the 10-year average in September, but the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says prices haven't climbed as sharply. The board's h...

Oct 04, 2021

Nanaimo drenched by wet September, extreme seasonal weather continues

NANAIMO - When it rains it pours.Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven said the hot and dry summer came to an abrupt end when the calendar to September, leading to consistent and steady rain loc...

Oct 04, 2021

B.C. legislature resumes with Opposition looking to focus on COVID-19, economy

VICTORIA - British Columbia's legislative session is set to get underway for the fall sitting today, with the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery plans expected to be the key issues. Most politici...

Oct 04, 2021

COVID recovery and child care are Opposition targets as B.C. legislature returns

VICTORIA - The COVID-19 pandemic and the British Columbia government's economic recovery plans are expected to be key issues in legislature in the coming weeks as politicians return Monday for the fal...

Greg Fry Oct 04, 2021

B.C. to begin COVID-19 booster shots for long-term care, assisted living residents

VICTORIA - British Columbians living in long-term care and assisted living homes are due to start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this week. Health officials say they are offering boosters because of...

Oct 04, 2021

Whistler, B.C., resident fined $60,000 for feeding black bears

WHISTLER, B.C. - A Whistler, B.C., woman has been hit with a $60,000 fine after feeding bulk produce to bears over the course of one summer. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it launched an i...

Oct 02, 2021

'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...

Oct 02, 2021

Marine heat waves could wipe out fish stocks, UBC study finds

VANCOUVER - A new study from the University of British Columbia says extreme temperatures caused by climate change will eliminate hundreds of thousands of tonnes from the world's fishery catch in addi...

Oct 02, 2021

714 new cases of COVID-19 in BC, 106 in the Northern Health region

VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced 714 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, including 106 in the Northern Health region.The numbers come courtesy of an update to the B.C. Centre ...

Oct 01, 2021

B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation's treaty rights

BUICK, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial deve...

Oct 01, 2021