A 23-year-old soldier from North Vancouver was remembered Sunday as a globe-trotting, sporty and car-loving man with an infectious sense of humour and a fearless love for life. A photo of Pte. Aidan Goulding sat in front of the hundreds of military personnel, family and friends who gathered at an armoury on a stormy day in Vancouver for his funeral.
In the wake of a particularly destructive wildfire season in British Columbia, front-line crews are welcoming new federal funding for water bombers.
Canadian hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser and her colleague Theresa Philips tell The National about the moment they invited Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala to make a special appearance at the WickFest female hockey festival.
A historic milestone occured as Okanagan Falls, B.C., offically swore in its first ever mayor and council on Friday. Mayor Matt Taylor took the oath of office alongside councillors Amy Bydal, Eugene Dettling, Randy Ludwar, and Allison Symons.
A search is ongoing after James “Dakota” Smith, 34, failed to return from a solo canoe trip off northern Vancouver Island amid stormy weather Friday. Authorities were called to search for Smith after he was a few hours late to return home to his partner and two young children.
While premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says DRIPA “isn’t working,” lawyer Louise Mandell says the law provides a framework for solving conflict through negotiation instead of litigation.
A driver has died after a fallen tree trapped two vehicles in Surrey on Saturday as a second round of powerful winds battered B.C.
Hadden Kelloway once feared he wouldn’t be accepted in Sparwood, B.C. Friends and neighbours convinced him to stay. Now, more than 30 years after arriving, he’s the town’s mayor.
A sophisticated scam has targeted holiday markets and vendors across the province, costing some victims more than $1,000 in losses.
The home was among more than 60 properties auctioned off in this year’s City of Vancouver tax sale, set off by owners who have not paid their taxes for three years in a row, with the reserve, or upset prices, set at the amounts owed to the city.
As a Korean mother living in Canada, Noeul Kang finds herself constantly thinking about what it means to give her son a language that isn’t regularly spoken outside their home.
A colourful new map that paints a not-so-rosy global picture of what’s putting freshwater species at risk could help conservationists focus on threats and species most urgently in need of support.
When news broke about the deadly training accident at CFB Wainwright that killed four soldiers and sent dozens more to hospital with severe burns, Véronique Moulin knew she had to help. She is on the front lines of research meant to help burn patients heal faster, with less pain and fewer scars.
This was the 14th time this season that Montreal was shut out
Police say a man and woman were riding an e-scooter northbound on Seymour Street when they collided head on with the side of a westbound transit bus.
The federal Liberal budget, delivered on Thursday, has set aside $11.2 billion over the next four years in a bid to end homelessness in the next 10 years.
Two grizzly attacks in Bella Coola, B.C. in less than a year have left two dead and a community searching for answers.
After a round of blustery fall weather caused ferry cancellations and knocked out power to thousands, B.C. appears set for another blast of wind.
Danielle Hubbard, CEO of the Okanagan Regional Library, explores infidelity, grief and self-blame in her debut poetry collection, The Electrocutionist. Drawing on an affair and her mother’s death, the book revisits a painful period in her life.
While forecasters say it’s tough to know so early in the season what avalanche conditions will look like in coming months, some say the risk is already there.
Following wind gusts up to 100 km/h Friday night social media was flooded with photos of the ensuing damage, which included trees on homes and, in one instance, a traffic light gone from its location.
B.C.’s Human Rights Tribunal has ordered LifeLabs and a subsidiary to pay three transgender and non-binary people $32,000 for “injury to their dignity” after the staff at the company misgendered and outed them at service centres in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2019.
A lonely highway, a traumatized son, and up to 20 people in need of urgent care after a horrific bus crash: that’s the situation Rich Rogers found himself in Wednesday morning along Highway 39, just south of Mackenzie, B.C. A former firefighter, he spoke to reporters about the toll it can take and the importance of supporting first responders.
The Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association and British Columbia Search Dog Association have asked Parks Canada to “immediately reverse” the program’s cancellation to “reduce risks to rescuers and the Canadian public.”
Sewing hobbyists and the people who teach them say a number of factors — including renewed interest in analog hobbies and growing concern about the impacts of fast fashion — are driving more Canadians to pick up a needle and thread.
Emergency physicians across Canada say a powerful veterinary sedative is being added to fentanyl sold on streets, complicating their response to overdoses as they juggle patients.
Vancouver Whitecaps centre back Belal Halbouni said Friday he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. The 26-year-old from London, Ont., began treatment for the form of cancer in his hometown last week, the Major League Soccer team said in a statement.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack.
“This decision is based on expert recommendations and allows for necessary mitigation work, which will continue in summer 2027,” Dane Gergovich said.
The United States government has announced sanctions against several Canadian currency-exchange businesses accused of helping the Iranian regime and, in several cases, also helping the alleged head of a drug trafficking ring.
As the federal Liberals unveil their second budget, there is no guarantee that health care transfer funding increases will remain stable after 2028.
Two men have been charged in relation to separate shootings in Surrey, B.C., last year that police have described as extortion-related.
The investigation into a suspected fatal grizzly attack this week includes DNA profiling to identify the animal responsible.
British Columbia gained 12,300 jobs in October, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey.
A call to bring back licensed grizzly bear hunting, closed in B.C. since 2017, has resurfaced after a suspected grizzly attack killed a mother and daughter near Bella Coola — but conservationists argue there’s no evidence that hunting the bears reduces conflict.
A state of local emergency and an evacuation order have been issued for Zeballos, a village of about 125 people on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, due to flooding and landslide risks.
Squamish’s new mayor and six councillors were sworn in Tuesday, with all but one of them a fresh face on council.
Environment Canada is recommending people clear storm drains and secure loose objects as stormy weather takes hold in parts of the province Friday.
The union representing paramedics in B.C. says building a hospital helipad in Prince George could be the “difference between life and death” in future emergencies around the north.
With B.C. adopting year-round daylight time, one researcher warns of confusion and cross-border relationship challenges now that Vancouver and Seattle are in different time zones.
A Nanaimo teenager is among those losing access to support they say has changed their life. The B.C. Centre for Long COVID reduced treatment options after changes to MSP came into force November 1.
Salahaddin Abrar died on April 19 while awaiting a liver transplant, days after the infant’s family says a Surrey Memorial Hospital physician sent him home.
The 2026 federal budget earmarks several initiatives specifically for B.C., including $3 billion for the Massey Tunnel replacement project and millions for flood mitigation.
Zoning for the proposed building on Comox Avenue, the main road that leads to the town’s centre, was changed during a bylaw update earlier this year.
Elections B.C. said there are about 150,000 mail-in ballots to tally, in addition to absentee and assisted phone ballots that will be included in the final count.
Galloway, a former University of British Columbia writing professor, is suing multiple people who published allegations of sexual assault against him.
One of two people charged in relation to the death of an 11-year-old Burnaby boy appeared in a Vancouver courtroom for the first time on Thursday.
Abbotsford’s city council saw its biggest turnover in at least the past three terms during October’s civic election, with four of eight councillors taking their oaths of office for the first time this week.
WorkSafeBC and RCMP are still investigating what police described as a “chaotic scene” when the shuttle bus went off Highway 39, causing hospitals in Prince George and Mackenzie to declare a code orange.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s second federal budget allocates tens of billions of dollars in new spending to tackle what the government describes as the twin challenges of our time: improving affordability in an era of high prices and securing Canada’s sovereignty as it faces external threats.
Jordan Kealy, who represented Peace River North, was charged in June before losing his seat in October’s provincial election.
Victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, first responders say.
Canada’s Evie Pritchard won bronze in women’s street skateboarding Thursday at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal.
The B.C. coast is set to be struck by a potent storm that could bring as much as 120 millimetres of rain to some areas.
CBC is announcing the launch of CBC Money, a new slate of original content coming next year that will focus on the daily cost-of-living news that matters to Canadians.
Surfers who frequent Jordan River say a proposed breakwater would destroy the remote beach, while the company proposing it says it would cut down on tug boat trips.
The 20-year-old says he hopes to bring a fresh perspective to city hall, and help build a community more people will choose to call home.
Tara Troy, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Victoria, says drier weather driven by climate change should be a consideration for municipalities as they evaluate the long-term viability of their water systems.
A 16-year-old B.C. teen who moved from Hudson’s Hope to Fort St. John to attend a school with a senior girls volleyball team won’t be allowed to play this year because of a longstanding bylaw on athlete transfers.
B.C. teen Noah Perks struggled with undiagnosed mental health challenges for years. A crisis eventually got him proper care. Now, he turned his survival into an advocacy, to break the stigma around men’s mental health and calling on early intervention before someone hits rock bottom.
Court documents say the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal is not taking action after the City of Richmond referred an allegedly discriminatory election image to the tribunal. The filings, entered into the B.C. Supreme Court registry last week, are the latest development in a court battle between real estate professional Jason Liu and the City of Richmond following a controversial social…
Pte. Aidan Goulding from North Vancouverwas among four soldiers killed in the blaze that overwhelmed a live-fire training exercise at CFB Wainwright on Oct. 17.
CBC News has discovered a hacked database stolen from the Burnaby School District on a dark web site run by a prominent shadowy ransomware group believed to be operating out of Russia.
Immigrant advocates say Canada regularly rejects study permits from Afghan women and girls, even when they have full scholarships, despite the fact that they face some of the strictest barriers to education in the world.
The team will play at the 5,000-seat Chilliwack Coliseum. Branding and the team name will be unveiled at a future local launch event.
The B.C. Highway Patrol says in a statement that the crash happened at about 10:40 a.m. PT on Highway 99 at Ladner Trunk Road in Delta, where a Kenworth tractor-trailer hit portions of the overpass.
The Fort St. John Association for Community Living and the Blueberry River First Nations have signed a partnership agreement for a mixed-use housing development they say will support people with disabilities and Indigenous residents living in the city.
Nuxalk Nation is recommending residents stay indoors by 8 p.m. PCT following a suspected grizzly bear attack that killed a mother and daughter near Bella Coola.
The local hospital in Mackenzie, B.C., has declared a code orange, according to Northern Health, after a bus crashed off Highway 39 Wednesday morning.
Vancouver Rise striker Jessica De Filippo has been named the Northern Super League’s forward of the year.
Three SkyTrain stations were closed Wednesday morning after a wraparound bench beneath one of them became engulfed in flames, sending heavy smoke into the air.
Marissa Ross was driving from Bridge Lake to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops to give birth to her fourth baby. But she didn’t manage to make it to the hospital before her daughter made an appearance.
The study claims that the construction is expected to support over 52,000 job-years over the construction period and about $3.6 billion in labour income. But an economist say the study makes “heroic” assumptions.
It’s been nine years since a new party took the reins of government in British Columbia. There are major changes ahead as premier-designate Lorne Doerkson selects his cabinet and key leadership staff.
After nearly a decade of hosting local and regional tournaments, the Fort Nelson Handgames Society has dissolved and Fort Nelson First Nation is taking over.
Canada does not need to shut down its industries or take a catastrophic financial hit to effectively fight climate change, one of the country’s leading climate scientists testified during a landmark trial in a Vancouver courtroom this week.
A thumping, a shellacking, maybe even a disaster: there’s no shortage of strong words you could choose to describe the midterm defeat American voters just handed to U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.
Anabel Lyon, director of the University of British Columbia’s school of creative writing, said she believed the unfounded accusations of a former student who accused bestselling author Steven Galloway of sexual assault.
A photo of a piece of lettuce flung at Pete Fry during his inauguration went viral, but as Justin McElroy reports, it was part of a blessing for good luck that has a long history in the Chinese community.
The Regional District of East Kootenay, which includes B.C. communities like Cranbrook and Kimberley, now observes the same time as Fort Walton Beach and Crestview in Florida.
A statement says the Tla’amin Nation’s forestry arm has acquired a 100 per cent ownership interest in the Stillwater Forest Operation near Powell River, B.C., for about $80 million after adjustments.
Demolition work on the Vancouver Aquatic Centre will proceed later this month, as part of a controversial renovation project involving a 25-metre pool, after an interim injunction granted by a judge expired on Tuesday.
B.C.’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the provincial Crime Stoppers society took adequate steps to protect personal information following a massive data breach that exposed more than 1.5 million anonymous crime tips across Canada.
The case stemmed from a March 2025 protection order issued under British Columbia’s Intimate Images Protection Act that X delete the intimate image shared on its platform.
The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C.’s advancement director Marina Schwarz says the heron suffered a suspected concussion, an eye injury, bruises and scratches when it collided with the Dash 8 plane operated by Air Canada Jazz.
Personal information belonging to students in B.C.’s Okanagan region has been compromised following a phishing email sent to students last week, according to district officials.
The Tsawwassen First Nation is promoting the importance of treaty education as reconciliation efforts enter an uncertain period in B.C.
Family members have identified the two victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20.
Police say human remains have been found at a Victoria apartment building, the former Traveller’s Inn, following a fire last month.
McGill University is reviewing its admissions procedures after a convicted murderer on day parole was admitted to its Faculty of Law, with the university confirming that the individual is no longer enrolled.
Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson’s promise to roll back provincial housing targets has some municipal leaders feeling hopeful, after previous goals proved challenging for some.
Canadians Paul Anka and David Foster are among the performers to receive this year’s Kennedy Center honours, though the Dec. 7 ceremony will not be held at the historic Washington, D.C., venue as a result of the legal battles that have emerged in Donald Trump’s second term as president.
Whether it’s responding to a neighbour about a pothole or answering questions from a reporter about a controversial bylaw, newly elected city councillors will have to navigate how they want to interact with the public over the next four years.
Prince George Public Library is phasing out its deteriorating mass market paperback collection as publishers have abandoned the inexpensive pocket-size book format, making it difficult to stock.
The investor group includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.
Ekene Anigbo has been found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of a Naramata woman in her home, during what court heard was a violent plot to retaliate against her son over stolen drugs and rival gang hits.
No one has reported feeling the quake, which struck about 200 kilometres west of Port Hardy, to Earthquakes Canada.
After his inauguration ceremony, Vancouver Mayor Pete Fry held a press conference with all 10 councillors, with representatives from each party — COPE, OneCity, ABC Vancouver, and Fry’s own Green Party, none of which has a majority on council — speaking of their desire to work together.
A year after a controversial ostrich cull in B.C.’s Interior, the owners of Universal Ostrich Farms have filed a lawsuit accusing the federal government of animal cruelty, under-compensation and preventing the launch of a lucrative commercial enterprise.
The literary agent for Steven Galloway said it would have been “impossible” to sell any new work by his client in the years after a former student made unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault against the author a decade ago.
Tyler King, 39, has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three players. The complainants, all under 18 at the time, were players from Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Several First Nations in B.C. are challenging the federal government in court and seeking to overturn its decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline project as a project of national interest.
Kai-Ji Adam Lo is charged with 11 counts of 2nd-degree murder and 31 counts of attempted murder.
Police say Kai Pavlovic was killed before he was reported missing on Sept. 26, 2025.
Truck drivers, dispatchers and others in the industry making shipments to the U.S. have to plan ahead, as many states south of the border have set the time back one hour as of Nov. 1.
A B.C. man has been acquitted of aggravated assault and uttering threats over an incident during a beer league hockey game that left another player with serious head injuries.
B.C. residents did not put their clocks back this weekend, meaning sunrises are going to be an hour later than most people are used to. The difference may seem incremental, but mornings will get progressively darker — and some parts of the province will be more affected than others.
For decades, members of the Tŝideldel First Nation have had to drive down the highway to pick up their mail in the neighbouring community of Chilanko Forks.
A CBC News investigation found at least 220 problem gamblers in Canada died by suicide in the last decade. But not all provinces are tracking this phenomenon, and no coroner has held a gambling suicide inquest — unlike in Australia and the U.K.
Hudson Williams answered a range of questions from autistic and neurodivergent interviewers in Season 2 of The Assembly. Here are five things we learned about the Heated Rivalry star.
The Montreal Roses defeated Vancouver Rise 3-0 in the opening leg of their Northern Super League semifinal at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Sunday.
A new study from Simon Fraser University suggests that a poor night’s sleep might affect your brain differently depending on your age.
Three bystanders jumped into Kootenay Lake in Nelson, B.C., on Saturday afternoon to rescue a woman whose pickup truck had plunged into the water, according to police.
British Columbia’s incoming premier says his “preference” is to see teleworking public servants return to the office environment.
Clear, dry weather and a Saturday date proved to be perfect conditions for British Columbia’s trick-or-treaters, who were out in droves according to CBC B.C.’s annual treat count.
Budapest-based software engineer Greg Kovács has created Bonvo.ski, a free interactive 3D browser game and mapping platform that renders thousands of ski resorts across the globe — including B.C. destinations from Whistler, Big White, Apex and Fernie.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars were on the line as platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi took wagers on the outcomes of the provincial vote and various mayoral contests across the province.
A Fernie volunteer group has secured a 30-year lease for an outdoor rink, but unpredictable winter weather remains a major challenge.
Halloween brought costumes, candy and plenty of excitement to neighbourhoods across B.C. on Saturday, but some communities added something else to the festivities: a more accessible way to trick-or-treat.
Nathan Rourke passed for 366 yards and the B.C. Lions came all the way back to beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-26 in the CFL’s West Division semifinal on Saturday in Vancouver.
Unionized public sector workers gathered at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Saturday to rally against federal plans to privatize the operation of the facility.
Vancouver police say a 38-year-old man was arrested within 10 minutes of officers being called to a robbery in progress in the city’s West End Friday afternoon.
A Salmon Arm farmer says he has thousands of pies worth of pumpkins in his fields, despite drought conditions that have greatly restricted how much water food producers can use.
Former B.C. New Democrat housing minister Ravi Kahlon says his priority is his family after opting not to run in the snap election that toppled his party’s government — but he is not closing the door on politics.
Prince George resident Lydia Troc is an adventurer — her latest trip took her up to Mount Everest base camp in Nepal. But she didn’t go alone — she took a plushie version of Prince George’s beloved mascot Mr. PG.
CBC British Columbia and Simon Fraser University’s City Program are teaming up once again to run our annual treat count — where we look at how much candy you gave out to trick-or-treaters and what you gave them, all displayed on an interactive map.
Rescue agencies are reporting increasing calls of dead or dying wild birds this fall. While avian flu is often a growing concern this time of year, so far B.C.’s farms are in the clear, according to officials.
For the first time in decades, British Columbians won’t have to change their clocks on Nov. 1 like much of the rest of the U.S. and Canada. Here’s what technology experts are advising British Columbians to do both ahead of, and after, time changes go into effect elsewhere.
The community is searching for more concrete answers about what happened during the deadly collision, including whether the driver involved experienced a medical event before the collision.
The outgoing board of Metro Vancouver delayed a vote on the regional district’s 2027 budget on Friday. The pause comes after calls from various incoming local politicians, including the mayors-elect of Vancouver, Surrey and New Westminster, saying any decision should wait for the new board.
Four-time Para cycling world champion Mel Pemble collected her second straight silver medal in the women’s C3 kilometre time trial at this year’s track competition in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Friday.
The injunction to evict residents of the Fairview encampment came into effect at noon Friday.
Skeetchestn Natural Resources is working to restore areas of the Deadman River, where critical salmon habitat was previously altered by wildfires, floods, and decades of outdated agricultural practices.
Todd Matsumoto took over as interim chief in June after the dismissal of former chief constable Norm Lipinski.
The federal government has listed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in Delta, B.C., as a “project of national interest” to expand and diversify Canada’s trade capacity.
Canada’s top court has ordered a new trial for a man acquitted of dangerous driving charges in a crash that killed a B.C. toddler in 2021.
Carrier Sekani Family Services is now operating a five-bed detox centre in Vanderhoof as it gets ready to open a much larger facility at nearby Tachick Lake.
Sunday, Nov. 1, is around the time when most residents of B.C. would have experienced the fall time change. This will be the first winter in more than 100 years British Columbians will not be turning their clocks back an hour because the province moved to permanent daylight time.
The Squamish Nation will honour the whale’s life and spirit through a ceremony and traditional practices.
Drug trafficking networks that have been recruiting young Black boys who have gone missing in the Greater Toronto Area are coercing even younger kids from cities across Canada and sending them even further to sell drugs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.
Spirit Cruises says the emergency engine shut-off of the boat carrying 150 North Vancouver students was activated, causing the boat to run aground.
A 21-year-old woman was sentenced to two years in jail for impaired driving causing death on Thursday in Fort St. John Supreme Court.
Abdul Aziz Kawam was convicted in 2025 and sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder, as well as 20 months for aggravated assault. He will serve 16 years and 8 months in prison.
OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT platform, is suing to quash an investigation launched in June by B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) into the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
The building was evacuated and no injuries have been reported but there are likely to be ongoing impacts due to heavy smoke damage, an official said.
A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged following what police describe as a violent home invasion and sexual assault in northeastern British Columbia.
The B.C. NDP has announced Jennifer Whiteside as its new interim leader.
AltaGas Ltd. is preparing for a slowdown in operations at its propane export facility in northern British Columbia as a strike by workers at the Port of Prince Rupert drags on. Members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union employed by Trigon Pacific Terminals walked off the job on Oct. 2.
An expert in environmental engineering and atmospheric science says it’s “definitely” possible for Canada to transition to full renewable energy by 2050.
The Sikhs For Justice group says the attack occurred at the home of Narinder Singh Randhawa, who was given a “duty to warn” notice by Surrey police in April and told there was an imminent threat to his life.
Two prominent figures in British Columbia’s outgoing NDP government have spoken out about the scale of the mistake made in calling last weekend’s election that resulted in the party’s crushing defeat.
Chase de Balinhard, 15, was shot by a Surrey RCMP officer in 2025 after pointing what looked like a real handgun at himself and police.
A 13-year-old girl who was severely injured in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is being released from hospital after nearly nine months of uncertain recovery, her father says.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how to reduce bat deaths from wind turbines, check out a new book of close-ups of creepy crawlies and attend a fashion show full of ideas for styling thrifted clothing.
Former British Columbia opposition leader Kevin Falcon has stepped down as head of the deregistered B.C. United party, two years after it folded its 2024 election campaign to support the provincial Conservatives.
According to Canadian Blood Services, one in two Canadians will need blood or blood products at some point in their life, or know somebody who will need it. And while about half of all Canadians are eligible to donate blood, only about one in 76 actually do, it says.
B.C. NDP leader David Eby called the snap election in a bid for a stronger majority government, but the move resulted in the party’s worst election result since 2001, and Eby’s resignation.
A super El Niño, historically, has counterintuitively brought above average snowpacks to the Island, but many are asking if that’s a trend that will continue this winter.
A detailed look released by the City of Kelowna breaks down results for mayor and council from different voting stations — from the Black Box Theatre downtown to Rutland Elementary on the edge of the city core — providing an interesting glimpse into the city’s hyperlocal politics.
Researchers are raising concerns as parts of Canada move to permanent daylight time, warning that later winter sunrises could have consequences for sleep and health.
A renewed call to abolish Canada’s Indian Act from Manitoba’s premier is being met with strong pushback from some First Nations leaders in B.C. who say they are concerned with the notion of abolishing the Indian Act completely.
Police say a man is in custody after a home invasion and sexual assault were reported at a Fort St. John residence on Tuesday.
Multiple people have been hospitalized after a series of crashes in B.C.’s Interior, as the region deals with the first major snowfall of the season.
The federal Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it.
The blessing scams have targeted seniors at bus stops, Vancouver police say. One woman handed over valuables worth a total of $90,000 and in exchange received a backpack of noodles and water bottles.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a passenger vehicle.
Former B.C. RCMP assistant commissioner David Teboul pleaded guilty to one count of assault in an Abbotsford court Wednesday morning.
Interior Health has issued alerts for Kamloops, Cranbrook and the Kootenays in the last month.
A Vancouver teacher has been suspended for two days after asking a Grade 7 student if they had a crush on him and whether they had a “special connection,” according to B.C.’s teaching regulator.
Producers say B.C. was the perfect spot to film the new series Yaga, a supernatural mystery inspired by Slavic folklore around Baba Yaga. The series has been trending high on Crave since it premiered on Oct. 23.
Pte. Trevor Flegel of Kitimat on the province’s North Coast was among the dozens of casualties, including four fatalities, after a fire resulting from a training exercise ripped through the Canadian Armed Forces base in Alberta on Oct. 17.
A dead humpback whale found floating in Howe Sound was struck by a B.C. Ferries vessel last week, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awarded an instructor fired from Vancouver Island’s Lester B. Pearson College almost seven years ago $115,000 in lost wages and compensation after finding the school discriminated against him based on his political beliefs.
Next Generation 911 will replace Canada’s old analog infrastructure with a new digital network, according to E-Comm 911 interim president and CEO Nancy Blair.
A B.C. RCMP Major Crimes officer has been charged with one count of accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service (BCPS).
Thoss and Denise O’Connor each received 45 votes, with a random draw held Tuesday determining that the former councillor would be Lytton’s next mayor.
Jesse Adams from Sooke, B.C., was killed while rescuing animals with Animal Rescue Kharkiv. His friends and colleagues remember him as a compassionate and kind person who loved animals.
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says premier-designate Lorne Doerkson’s renewed vow to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will result in a “battlegound B.C.”
The Conservatives taking power in British Columbia could help strengthen ties between the province and Alberta, but it could also spark competition between the provincial neighbours, some analysts say.
Mitchell Moise is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after walking away from a halfway house in B.C. He is a long-term offender serving a sentence for violent offences committed almost 20 years ago in Saskatchewan.
As Elections B.C. finalizes the count from Saturday’s provincial election, initial results show an explosion of rejected ballots in Peace River North, a Conservative stronghold that includes the City of Fort St. John.
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre awards six prizes for children’s literature.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement covering Kamloops, 100 Mile House and parts of the Thompson and Chilcotin regions, warning of “very localized pockets of heavy snow” starting late Tuesday.
A 45-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in Vancouver just after midnight on Sunday, according to police. VPD is urging people to be extra cautious as dark, rainy weather lowers visibility.
A Grade 12 student in Surrey, B.C., says she has helped hundreds of school-aged kids improve their literacy skills after starting a free program this year aimed at reducing AI reliance and encouraging critical thinking.
The Conservative Party of B.C. has said it would have to “pursue the appropriate means” under the party’s constitution in order for leader, and now premier-designate, Lorne Doerkson to keep the top job after the provincial election — but it’s unclear if that’s happened.
The restoration process is continuing for two historic Japanese Canadian fishing vessels in Richmond after the outgoing city council approved a two-year extension on the project.
Residents living at a Penticton homeless camp have been given a few days to pack up and leave after a judge determined that the encampment poses a significant public safety risk.
Lorne Doerkson will be the first Interior premier to lead his party to victory since Bill Bennett, who left office in 1986. Though he was born in New Westminster and raised in Surrey, Doerkson has long called Williams Lake home, and he isn’t shy about making his love for the region known.
Political scientists say record-low voter turnout reflected a sharp drop in support for the B.C. NDP, paving the way for the party’s humbling defeat by the B.C. Conservatives.
The literary agent for Steven Galloway said it would have been “impossible” to sell any new work by his client in the years after a former student made unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault against the author a decade ago.
Jimenez took over at B.C. Ferries in 2023 after leaving ICBC where he had worked closely with then-Attorney General David Eby on the transition to no-fault insurance.
Crowds of supporters gathered outside the Federal Court building in Vancouver on Monday in solidarity with plaintiffs in Canada’s first youth-led climate trial.
Police say one person remains unaccounted for after a weekend fire destroyed a Victoria apartment building, the site of the former Traveller’s Inn.
A British Columbia man has been fined $7,500 after being caught in the possession of endangered northern abalone — a kind of mollusk that’s been covered by a harvesting ban since 1990.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast months after Canada inked a deal not to change it.
Chants of “Hughes, you suck” rained down as former Vancouver Canuck Quinn Hughes hit the ice at Rogers Arena for the first time since a blockbuster trade sent him to Minnesota. It was Hughes’s first time playing against Vancouver, which drafted him seventh overall in 2018.
Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said he’s keeping the option open to recall the legislature in the fall.
School District 27 is recruiting drivers to restore bus service in Tatla Lake, B.C., where parents say the suspension will make it difficult to balance work and getting their children to school.
The B.C. Greens only won two seats in Saturday’s election, despite increasing their share of the vote, with 23,000 more supporters than in 2024. With a solid Conservative majority, Emily Lowan is facing an uphill battle to have her party heard in the legislature.
The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) says it’s looking into the feasibility of a creating a municipally-owned health-care clinic, and will explore the idea through a business case study.
Vancouver’s James Howard is paying $90,000 a month for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that may add a few more months to his life. But, he’s far from the only Canadian who is faced with having to find the means to access new cancer medicines at high costs and it’s an issue that front-line oncologists across the country say is…
More than 1,200 workers have walked off the job at Highland Valley Copper near Logan Lake, B.C., after contract talks broke down. Teck says operations are continuing at reduced capacity.
Mia Pante scored twice to lead Vancouver Rise FC to a 3-2 win over Calgary Wild FC on Sunday in Northern Super League action in Burnaby, B.C.