Skip to content

BC News

B.C. reports 867 people hospitalized due to COVID; will no longer record active cases

B.C. reports 867 people hospitalized due to COVID; will no longer record active cases

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials are reporting five new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing the total fatalities in the province to 2,730.
Read more >
Is cannibalism illegal in British Columbia? The answer might surprise you.

Is cannibalism illegal in British Columbia? The answer might surprise you.

And it might also surprise you where it is legal around the world.
Read more >
Commercial flight diverted in high-speed chase in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

Commercial flight diverted in high-speed chase in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say a man has been charged following a high-speed chase that required the diversion of a commercial airplane and ended with a collision involving a police vehicle in Langley, B.C.
Read more >
Report finds 'missing middle' solution to Metro Vancouver's housing crisis

Report finds 'missing middle' solution to Metro Vancouver's housing crisis

A new report says row housing, six- to 12-unit multiplexes and co-op housing would be more energy-efficient, would face less local opposition, and could be replicated across huge swaths of Metro Vancouver currently zoned for single-family detached homes.
Read more >
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal tosses grocery store mask complaint

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal tosses grocery store mask complaint

A disability claim from a woman who was refused entry to a market without a mask and instead wore a face shield she got from her car has been dismissed
Read more >
B.C. government mute on Penny Ballem pay, Bonnie Henry book

B.C. government mute on Penny Ballem pay, Bonnie Henry book

Woman in charge of province's COVID-19 vaccination campaign was paid $405,000 over nine months, provincial documents show.
Read more >
Lack of powder silences Vancouver's historic Nine O'Clock Gun indefinitely

Lack of powder silences Vancouver's historic Nine O'Clock Gun indefinitely

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver parks board says the city's historic Nine O'Clock Gun is being silenced by a lack of explosive powder that's needed to fire it.
Read more >
B.C., Alberta backcountry users warned of avalanche dangers

B.C., Alberta backcountry users warned of avalanche dangers

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A special public avalanche warning has been issued for parts of British Columbia and Alberta's backcountry about the potential for triggering large avalanches.
Read more >
Telus CEO says 5G deployment "a marathon not a sprint"

Telus CEO says 5G deployment "a marathon not a sprint"

VANCOUVER — As Telus Corp. accelerates investments into its 5G network, CEO Darren Entwistle expects commercialization to take time while the company focuses on developing the right product services and applications.
Read more >
Three charged after police investigation nets $30M in drugs

Three charged after police investigation nets $30M in drugs

Charges have been approved against three men after a sweeping police investigation that resulted in the seizure of $30 million in drugs in 2020, including high-concentration fentanyl.
Read more >