B.C.

Policing in flux across B.C., as political pledges prove complex to implement
SURREY, B.C. – When Novi Jette left her job with the Vancouver Police Department to…

Highway swept away in 2021 floods reopens between Merritt and Spences Bridge, B.C.
VICTORIA – A highway that washed out in more than two dozen places has reopened…

Mountie pleads guilty to assault on student in Kelowna, B.C., during wellness check
KELOWNA, B.C. – A British Columbia woman who was assaulted by an RCMP officer during…

Climate Changed: How homebuilders and residents are adapting to a warming world
VANCOUVER – The two-storey family home with a classic design and wooden cladding blends in…

B.C. health science workers reach contract agreement with province
VICTORIA – A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the British Columbia government and…

New wastewater plant for B.C.’s shishalh Nation brings environmental, economic gains
SECHELT, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Canada…
Several injured, one seriously, as hundreds attend Halloween mayhem in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. – One teenager is recovering from burns and several others, including two police…

Santa Claus isn’t coming to town, Vancouver parade cancelled for third year
VANCOUVER – The Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver has been cancelled for a third…

Witness tells B.C. mayor’s mischief trial she called him evil, said he had scaly face
SURREY, B.C. – The first witness at the public mischief trial of Surrey, B.C., Mayor…

New storm approaches B.C., as province cleans up after first powerful fall tempest
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says electricity has been restored to most of its more than…

Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine
One day after announcing it will exit the oilsands business by selling its stake in…

Telus International to acquire WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt
VANCOUVER – Telus International, a spin-off from Telus Corp., says it is acquiring full-service digital…

Arson suspected as police vehicles, ambulance torched in B.C. fire
SMITHERS, B.C. – RCMP say four RCMP vehicles and an ambulance were significantly damaged or…

B.C. premier-designate David Eby meets lieutenant-governor before transition
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s incoming premier David Eby has been asked by the province’s lieutenant-governor…

Vancouver police chief’s gift rejected at tense Indigenous ceremony
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Tension reached a high point during a trauma-healing ceremony when a…