B.C.

Vancouver Park Board considers ban on feeding any wild animal, bird, in city parks
VANCOUVER – Park board commissioners in Vancouver are preparing to vote on a proposal that…

IHIT investigating after body found in burned-out truck near Maple Ridge. B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – British Columbia’s homicide team is investigating the discovery of a body…

Fishers, experts await details on Ottawa’s latest plan to save Pacific salmon
VANCOUVER – As a teenager, Murray Ned was accustomed to fishing for salmon three days…

Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after…

B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia’s supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some…

B.C. reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise
VICTORIA – COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are trending upwards as the province’s vaccination rate…
Homes near fracking sites in B.C. have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds
VANCOUVER – A new study has found homes close to where fracking was used to…

Grizzly bear fatally gored by mountain goat in eastern B.C.: Parks Canada
FIELD, B.C. – A mountain goat is believed to be responsible for the death of…

North Van stabbing suspect charged with 5 counts of attempted murder in March attack
VANCOUVER – Homicide investigators say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a…

UBC Investment Management Trust invests $120M in reduced carbon investment fund
VANCOUVER – UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. says it is committing $120 million to a…

B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a…

Alaska cruise ship bill would have ‘devastating’ economic impact: B.C. port official
VANCOUVER – Two U.S. bills proposed by a congressman and senator aimed at allowing Alaska-bound…

British Columbia won’t take COVID-19 patients from Alberta: Dix
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says the province won’t be taking COVID-19 patients from…

British Columbia to end state of emergency caused by wildfires on Tuesday night
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is ending a provincial state of emergency because of wildfires…

B.C. COVID-19 vaccine card could help loosen some pandemic restrictions: Henry
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top doctor says she hopes the COVID-19 vaccine card system that…