B.C.
B.C. funds plans for northern centre to provide health services for youth
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Long-awaited plans for a centre providing mental-health and addictions services for…
B.C. animal rescue group receives dozens of hummingbirds over cold, injuries
BURNABY, B.C. – Bitterly cold temperatures in southern British Columbia have prompted a “dramatic increase”…
BC Ferries picks Netherlands-based company to build four more hybrid-electric ships
VANCOUVER – BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to…
Teck Resources says 2023 copper production fell short of guidance
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says its copper production for 2023 fell short of its…
More than 100 wildfires still not considered out after B.C.’s record wildfire season
More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a…
Black Press Ltd. files for creditor protection, announces sale
SURREY, B.C. – Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western…
B.C. police secretly took DNA from Kurdish community in tea-cup sting to solve murder
VANCOUVER – Undercover police investigating the murder of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia disguised…
Pet custody now part of B.C. family law to help families going through break ups
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the often difficult issue of pet…
Eby drops children’s minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed replacement
VICTORIA – A British Columbia cabinet minister who faced calls to resign has been pulled…
B.C. extends free HPV vaccines eligibility to men born in 2005
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is extending eligibility for free vaccines against the human papillomavirus to…
As Canadians cut back, mortgage holders say they can make higher payments: BoC survey
OTTAWA – Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending while mortgage holders remain confident they…
B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to ‘reasonable limits’ Charter test
VANCOUVER – In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation…
Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta
The extreme cold in Western Canada has delayed air travel, set off traffic chaos in…
B.C. man sentenced to five years in death of off-duty police officer
NELSON, B.C. – A B.C. man has been sentenced to five years in prison after…
Vancouver festival drops play ‘The Runner’ over Gaza tension, in second cancellation
VANCOUVER – Organizers of a performing arts festival in Vancouver have cancelled a play that…