B.C.

Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. – Island Health says a lack of staff has forced it to…

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A tree planter has been attacked by a bear in northeastern…

Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data
Vancouver housing activist Rohana Rezel has had a beef with Airbnb and the City of…

Union says B.C. port employers want government to do ‘dirty work’ to end strike
VANCOUVER – The president of the union representing striking British Columbia port workers said employers…

Attacker ‘has limited memory’ of deadly B.C. mass stabbing, can’t give motive: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The man who stabbed a woman to death and injured several…

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk
VANCOUVER – More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia, with a heat…

Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20…

Surrey RCMP say one person injured in shooting, believed linked to drug trade
SURREY, B.C. – One person is being treated in hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after…

Employers call for binding arbitration after fifth day of B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER – Maritime employers in British Columbia are proposing binding arbitration to end the province’s…

B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia is expanding a registry program provincewide in an effort to connect…

Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives told a British…

RCMP officer says he forgot to record B.C. murder suspect’s arrest after car crash
VANCOUVER – The police officer who arrested a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl…

B.C. officials warn of lightning-caused wildfires expected this week
British Columbia wildfire officials have warned of an uptick in lightning-caused wildfires later this week,…

A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER – About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia’s coast…

Two dead as motorcycle and SUV collide between Lytton and Spences Bridge, B.C.
LILLOOET, B.C. – Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and an…