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RICHMOND -- The remains of a soldier killed in a grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta last month have returned to British Columbia, with dozens of police officers, firefighters and others gathering to pay their respects.
The owners of a British Columbia farm where hundreds of ostriches were killed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is suing the government and police, claiming the loss of a business with revenue it projected at $200 million.
VANCOUVER -- A child psychiatrist and pediatrician has described how children are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change in her testimony at Canada's first youth-led climate trial.
VANCOUVER -- An expert in environmental engineering and atmospheric science says it's "definitely" possible for Canada to transition to full renewable energy by 2050.
The new mayor in Lytton, B.C., a tiny village razed by a raging wildfire in 2021, has been determined by the drawing of lots after a tied election.
VANCOUVER -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting the Conservative Party of British Columbia will form a majority government in the province, after a snap provincial election called two years early backfired on the NDP.
VANCOUVER -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting the Conservative Party of British Columbia will form a majority government in the province, after a snap provincial election called two years early backfired on the NDP.
VANCOUVER -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting the Conservative Party of British Columbia will form government in the province.
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that interim British Columbia Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson has been re-elected in the riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin.
Just over five weeks ago, Lorne Doerkson was an obscure British Columbia legislator whose party was falling apart at the seams. He is now set to become premier at the head of a majority government, soundly defeating the New Democrats in Saturday's snap election that backfired spectacularly on outgoing Premier David Eby, who announced his resignation as NDP leader. It...
The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month said she refused to seek treatment as she feared she would be detained by U.S. authorities or prevented from returning to the country.
The British Columbia Conservatives' projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than the New Democrats previously budgeted for, interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said.
British Columbia's interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says his party's projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than the New Democrats had previously budgeted.
When Emily Lowan was in her late teens, not so long ago, she would pedal around Victoria collecting coffee grounds for local farms to use as fertilizer.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government is making a new $1.2 billion investment in ocean conservation as the country inches toward a decision on a new West Coast pipeline. Speaking in Vancouver today, Carney said the funds will go to several new measures, including an expansion of the Canadian Coast Guard's capacity to monitor marine traffic and a national...
VANCOUVER -- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $1.2 billion in federal funding for ocean protections Tuesday as the country moves toward decisions on a new pipeline to the West Coast and the expansion of a major port in Metro Vancouver.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus, though she said she would remain the party's candidate in an upcoming byelection. A statement from Findlay said stepping down was not an easy decision, but she believed it was "the right one for our movement and our province."...
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus, though she said she would remain the party's candidate in an upcoming byelection.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus, though she said she would remain the party's candidate in an upcoming byelection.
Upheaval in the ranks of the British Columbia Conservatives continued Sunday, with another legislator resigning from the caucus in favour of sitting as an Independent, citing the party's direction under Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
Two more legislators have quit British Columbia's Opposition Conservatives, with Scott McInnes and Donegal Wilson both citing Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay's reported connections to Alberta separatists as part of a series of concerns. McInnes becomes the ninth MLA to defect in less than three weeks, announcing his departure a little over two hours after Wilson's.
Errors including botched currency conversions led the British Columbia government to overstate its forecasted natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
NORTH VANCOUVER -- Longtime Liberal political staffer Braeden Caley is expected to win the federal byelection in the British Columbia riding of North-Vancouver Capilano.
Voters are heading to the polls in British Columbia's North Vancouver-Capilano, with byelections also taking place in two ridings in Quebec and Ontario. The riding in North Vancouver is considered a safe Liberal seat, where former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson won for a fourth time last year with almost 60 per cent of the vote, his best result.
NORTH VANCOUVER -- Voters are heading to the polls in British Columbia's North Vancouver-Capilano, with byelections also taking place in two ridings in Quebec and Ontario.
RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible fatality in the explosive wildfire near Summerland in the Okanagan that has triggered a provincial state of emergency and forced thousands of people to evacuate. Helicopters were diverted from the fire fight to pluck dozens to safety from the fire that Premier David Eby said on Saturday was "like a...
PENTICTON -- RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible fatality in the explosive wildfire near Summerland in the Okanagan that has triggered a provincial state of emergency and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
PENTICTON -- RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible fatality in the explosive wildfire near Summerland in the Okanagan that has triggered a provincial state of emergency and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing a proposal to expand a major port facility in Metro Vancouver, saying its existing capacity won't be enough to meet Ottawa's goals for growing and diversifying the economy over the next decade. Carney outlined his support for the Port of Vancouver's Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion as he toured part of Global Container Terminals'...
DELTA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has backed a proposal to expand a major port facility in Metro Vancouver, saying its existing capacity won't be enough to meet Ottawa's goals for growing and diversifying the economy.
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA -- Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman says Wednesday evening was a long night, as residents watched from their homes as firefighters battled a blaze that grew quickly to threaten their small B.C. community.
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings.
VANCOUVER -- The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel saying prosecutors hadn't proved their case that was entirely based on circumstantial evidence.
VANCOUVER -- The defence counsel for William Majcher, a former Mountie accused of preparing to coerce a Canadian resident for the benefit of the Chinese government, says the case against him is "purely circumstantial," and hasn't proved Majcher was referring to his alleged target in an email that was a central piece of evidence.
VANCOUVER -- A Crown prosecutor says the actions of a former RCMP officer accused of violating security law for the benefit of the Chinese government were an affront to Canadian sovereignty.
VANCOUVER -- The trial of a former RCMP officer accused of a security offence in relation to his alleged work for the Chinese government has been abruptly adjourned as prosecutors closed their case, catching defence lawyers by surprise.
VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia Supreme Court trial of a former RCMP officer accused of a security offence by working for China has heard testimony describing how three Chinese police officials went "missing" for six hours during an RCMP-escorted visit to Vancouver in 2018, setting off concerns they could be trying to illicitly repatriate someone.
VANCOUVER -- The trial of a former RCMP officer got underway in British Columbia Supreme Court Monday, with prosecutors alleging William Majcher prepared to coerce a resident of the province to return to China, where he was wanted for financial crimes.
A report from the office of British Columbia's auditor general says the province expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021.
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare and "irreplaceable" forests.
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee to pay $750,000 to the local teachers association, finding his conduct during his tenure "poisoned" the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members.
As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a senior official with the agency.
Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes.
VANCOUVER -- Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling cafe in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes.
British Columbia's logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the province's northwest, with a government briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harvesting has been approved.
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA -- Numerous gunshots have been heard at a British Columbia ostrich farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is moving ahead with a cull of hundreds of the birds.
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA -- Multiple gunshots are ringing out at a British Columbia ostrich farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is moving ahead with a cull of hundreds of the birds.
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA -- The highway overlooking Universal Ostrich Farms was lined with its supporters on Thursday, some hugging and crying, some jeering at Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers in white biohazard suits in the field below.
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it will move forward with "complete depopulation" of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm after the owners lost a bid to have their case against the cull heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
British Columbia's Opposition Leader says he "didn't talk about mental health" as he discussed the defection of one of his caucus members this week.
The British Columbia government has proposed changes to the province's Employment Standards Act to allow up to 27 weeks of unpaid leave each year for people facing a "catastrophic" illness or injury.
Two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers have escalated their weeks-long job action to include about 26,000 staff across 14 ministries and provincial Crown corporations.
An American outdoor leadership school says it is removing campsites along the west coast of Vancouver Island from its application to renew and expand its licence to run sea kayaking courses along British Columbia's coast next year.
SURREY -- Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't belong.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70 billion mining giant based in B.C. is a "vote of confidence" showing the province is a global hub for mining.
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says no city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and steps to protect people won't be effective without addressing mental health challenges, which he described as the "root cause" of many concerns.
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver officials say a review of public safety at outdoor events found the Lapu Lapu Day street festival was appropriately assessed as low risk, with no indication to suggest it was to be the target of a vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people.
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino street festival in April.
