Category Archives: British Columbia

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother who killed her eight-year-old daughter in a "selfish" and "deliberate" act meant to hurt her ex-husband has been sentenced to life in prison with...

VANCOUVER - Media association says Competition Bureau examination of digital giants like Facebook and Google could give struggling companies a lift. The president of News Media Canada says h...

LILLOOET, B.C. - Helicopter airlifts of migrating salmon have been temporarily halted at a rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River because officials say large numbers of fish are now gettin...

VANCOUVER - The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of Fir...

VICTORIA - One of Canada's oldest fall fairs is putting a new twist on its annual showcase of local livestock, produce and fruit by adding a new category for best home-grown marijuana. The C...

VANCOUVER - This year's Vancouver International Film Festival will open with Atom Egoyan's "Guest of Honour." The drama, starring David Thewlis as a health inspector and Laysla De Oliveira as his musi...

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal says six of 12 proposed legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government approved the plan to triple t...

VANCOUVER - Patients in Canada and the United States filled opioid prescriptions after minor surgery at a rate that was seven times higher than those in Sweden, reveals a new study that sugg...

VANCOUVER - The number of homes sold in the Greater Vancouver area was up in August compared with a year ago, but benchmark prices for the major categories of housing was down, the region's ...

BC Transit has released its annual report for 2018-19, touting achievements such as increases in ridership and service expansions across the province.Province-wide ridership was up six per cent with 5...