Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says
A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia's Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island's residents.
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Explosive at B.C. minister's office 'homemade,' not intended to hurt anyone: RCMP
NORTH VANCOUVER -- Police say an explosive device that blew open the door at a British Columbia cabinet minister's constituency office in North Vancouver was "unsophisticated" and "homemade."
B.C. cabinet minister says she's 'fortunate' to have just half a dozen death threats
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself "pretty fortunate" as a provincial politician.
B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help
A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him there was "almost nothing" the Canadian government could do to help him and his family.
Wildfire near Squamish being held, no longer burning out of control
Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week, is now classified as being held after help from cool, cloudy weather conditions.
Wildfire menacing Squamish, B.C., appears to stabilize amid cooler conditions
Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week appears to have stabilized after help from cool, cloudy weather conditions.
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
VANCOUVER -- Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene.
Criticism of Lapu Lapu memorial concert surprises Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he was surprised by criticism of plans to honour victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack with a large memorial event, which a Filipino advocacy group said lacked consultation and felt "too soon" for some in the community.
Criticism of Lapu Lapu memorial event surprises Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he's surprised by criticism of plans for a large memorial event this month to honour victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack, which a Filipino advocacy group says was arranged without proper consultation.
B.C. orders Hobo Hot Spring restored, as new fence blocks off public use
The British Columbia government has ordered the restoration of free natural hot spring pools that were mysteriously filled with dirt and boulders last fall.
B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver.
B.C. government appoints former chief justice review festival safety measures
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver.
U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities
VANCOUVER -- The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S. citizens in what is a growing trend for Canadian institutions as the American president denigrates higher learning.
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8.
UBC bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from its devices and networks, citing privacy, security
VANCOUVER -- The University of British Columbia has banned Chinese AI tool DeepSeek from being used or installed on university-owned devices and networks, citing "a high degree of privacy and security risk."
Yukon premier considers limiting ties with Elon Musk in next phase of tariff response
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says his government is considering limiting support for companies tied to Elon Musk as part of a potential second phase of action in response to U.S. tariffs.
Amid tariff and trade war talk, small-town mayors try to keep it friendly on border
Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff likens the situation facing the scenic B.C. community just a few kilometres from the U.S. border to that of her own family.
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine
RICHMOND, B.C. -- Shortly after Russia attacked Ukraine almost three years ago Danny Sitnam allowed a Ukrainian couple and their baby to stay in his family's cottage.
From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil
VANCOUVER -- Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver.
B.C. has pulled red state liquor from the shelves in response to Trump's tariff
VANCOUVER -- Liquor from U.S. Republican states is off store shelves in British Columbia in the first act of retaliation Premier David Eby has promised to tariffs announced by the United States.
Migrant worker group tells of complaints about Okanagan winery in foreign worker ban
A British Columbia organization that helps migrant workers says it's been repeatedly contacted by employees of a winery in the Okanagan Valley that has been permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules.
B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry
Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production.
Museum to honour Chinese Canadian troops who fought in war and for citizenship rights
VANCOUVER -- Former B.C. judge Randall (Bud) Wong remembers getting out of bed early one morning when he was five to greet his uncle at the train station in Vancouver at the end of the Second World War in 1945.
Oil removal work begins on 'fragile' Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of litres of oil that a coast guard official says is "near imminent."
Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
RICHMOND -- An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Mandarin.
'Like Lego': Eby says he'd fast-track prefabricated homes to ease B.C. housing crisis
CUMBERLAND, B.C. -- British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would fast-track factory-built homes as part of its strategy to ease the province's housing crisis.
B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it's about more than votes
VANCOUVER -- In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates -- and received less than 2 per cent of the vote.