B.C.
First Nation in Powell River, B.C., declares emergency after COVID-19 outbreak
POWELL RIVER, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation has issued a state of emergency…
Vancouver records 11th homicide of 2020 after man dies following altercation
VANCOUVER – Police say a man who was punched in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has died.…
Community centres, more recreational facilities set to reopen across Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Park Board says community centres across the city are set to…
Mounties issue travel reminder after U.S. boater fined for ignoring COVID-19 law
SURREY, B.C. – Foreign boaters should be careful to follow the rules ahead of the…
Longtime NDP MLA Shane Simpson not seeking re-election
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s minister of social development and poverty reduction says he won’t run…
B.C. at a precipice to flatten COVID-19 curve, Henry says ahead of long weekend
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is at a critical point when it comes to a potential…
Premier’s office ‘confident’ temporary pandemic pay coming in October
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says temporary pandemic pay that was promised to essential workers…
B.C. drops maximum allowable rent increases for 2021 to 1.4 per cent
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has capped rent increases for next year at 1.4 per…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at nephrology unit of a B.C. hospital
VANCOUVER – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the nephrology unit at a hospital…
Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses
VANCOUER, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward “aggressively” on ensuring…
Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82
VANCOUVER – Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at…
Vancouver Aquarium closes programming amid ‘financially challenging’ time
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium is closing to the public, putting its programming on pause…
Vehicle catches fire after late Saturday collision in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say they are investigating a Saturday night collision in Surrey, B.C.…
B.C. rescuers, experts concerned about condition of three entangled humpbacks
VANCOUVER – Marine mammal rescue groups and federal fisheries officials are not sure how much…
Police seeking driver in hit-and-run collision in Ladysmith, B.C.
LADYSMITH, B.C. – The Mounties are investigating a Saturday morning collision near the east coast…