B.C.
Atmospheric rivers swamp B.C. coast, melting snow and triggering flood advisories
VANCOUVER – Rainfall and flood advisories remain in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and…
In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as ‘dramatic reversal’ plays out
VANCOUVER – Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a…
Parts of B.C. under flood watch as atmospheric rivers wash over South Coast
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has improved its warning systems since the last flooding disaster in…
B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is restricting the use of cellphones in schools and targeting…
Killer Ibrahim Ali to be moved from psychiatric hospital to detention centre: judge
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be…
B.C. Health Minister announces appointment of new seniors advocate
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s new seniors advocate is Dan Levitt, an adjunct professor of gerontology…
Rogers Sugar reaches tentative deal with Vancouver refinery workers
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union…
B.C. Centre for Disease Control reports fourth flu-related death of child under 10
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting another influenza-related death of a…
B.C. urged to redeploy justice resources after report finds 11 staff for every youth
VICTORIA – The number of incarcerated young offenders in British Columbia has fallen so dramatically…
Sprinklers were to be reset the day a Vancouver rooming house fire killed 2: inquest
BURNABY, B.C. – The manager of a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two…
Eby underscores ‘fundamental’ disagreement with B.C. chief coroner on safe supply
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province’s retiring chief coroner’s swansong pleas…
B.C. odour incidents spark questions around corporate ethics and communication
Vancouver resident Robert Ford was heading to a yoga class Sunday morning when he smelled…
B.C. power line cut access to Highway 99 to and from U.S. border for hours
SURREY, B.C. – A power line that fell over Highway 99 in Surrey, B.C., cut…
Snowmobiler dead, two skiers rescued in separate B.C. backcountry emergencies
FIELD, B.C. – Police in eastern British Columbia are warning backcountry users to be ready…
Vancouver approves high-density Jericho Lands project criticized by some residents
Vancouver’s city council has approved a high-density development concept for a 36-hectare site on the…