B.C.

It’s time to get tested for syphilis in BC (and it’s free)
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis…

Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…

Two killed, one injured in Metro Vancouver vehicle crash
BURNABY, B.C. — Two people are dead after a major vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver…

Second body found after mudslide last weekend hits B.C. coastline
VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second person…

Former B.C. premier Glen Clark has been appointed as the new BC Hydro chair
VICTORIA — Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is returning to the public eye, two years…

Landslide on tracks stops Amtrak passenger runs between Seattle and Vancouver
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — A landslide that blocked railway tracks has stopped Amtrak passenger service…

Alberta’s Smith disappointed federal pension plan report offers no estimate of share
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has heard back from Canada’s chief…

Dozens get sick with ‘norovirus-like’ illness after eating raw B.C. oysters
VANCOUVER — Health officials in British Columbia say at least 64 people have become sick…

Latest B.C. storm brings 140 km/h gusts to Vancouver Island amid wind, snow warnings
VANCOUVER — Winds approaching 140 km/h have been hitting Vancouver Island weather stations after Environment…

No guarantees as Calgary tries to salvage some cherished Olympic Plaza bricks
CALGARY — Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day…

Attempted murder charges for woman who tried to drive car with kids into B.C. river
DELTA, B.C. — Police in Delta, B.C., say a woman has been charged with attempted…

Metro Vancouver says population growth is accelerating and will hit 4 million by 2045
VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver’s projected population growth is accelerating, with an average of 50,000 new…

Winter storm brings heavy rain then snowfall warnings to B.C.
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a moisture-laden Pacific front weather system that pelted coastal regions…

Boater clinging to capsized skiff rescued by B.C. ferry near terminal
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — A British Columbia ferry had to be diverted to rescue a person…

Wind, snow, rain to pummel parts of B.C. again as search goes on for missing person
VANCOUVER — Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds…