VICTORIA - Vessels will have to steer one kilometre clear of endangered southern resident orcas under newly proposed federal regulations that are being applauded by commercial whale watchers. Erin Gless, executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch As...

MAPLE RIDGE - A 45-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of another man following a fight at a Metro Vancouver home earlier this month. Police say the BC Prosecution Service on Monday upgraded a previous charge of assault causing bo...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in British Columbia's Fraser Valley are investigating a fatal shooting at the "complex" crime scene of a large homeless encampment. Abbotsford police and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said the shooting happened late Mon...

VANCOUVER - An outdoor adventure group says a member who died after trying to rescue a companion on one of Metro Vancouver's tallest mountains was a visitor from China, whose family now faces "enormous" medical bills. The Pacific Northwest Outdoor Asso...

People were out walking, cycling and taking photos at Vancouver's David Lam Park on Monday as the city's famous cherry blossom trees and magnolias in were in full bloom. Here is a look at some scenes from the park as people enjoyed the start of spring....

A heli-ski company in northwestern British Columbia says one of its guides is undergoing surgery in Vancouver after surviving an avalanche on Sunday that killed three skiers, and the company has halted service until further notice. Michael Brackenhof...

OTTAWA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is considering amendments that would weaken the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, after two recent court decisions siding with First Nations under the law's current wording. Amen...

VICTORIA - Style advisor Dale Olsen says he doesn't distinguish between party colours, but he doubts British Columbia Premier David Eby is well qualified to act as the fashion police. Eby thrust political attire onto the agenda this month when he dress...

COQUITLAM - Crews made good progress over the weekend and into Monday clearing debris from a mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., last week, but a city official says uncertainty looms with more rain the forecast. Jaime Boan, Coquitlam's general manager of eng...

WASHINGTON - A British Columbia company has been sanctioned by the United States over its alleged ties to fundraising for the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. Seven Seas for International Trading and Logistics is among a network of 16 companies a...

KITIMAT - Police say three heli-skiers were killed on Sunday when they were caught in an avalanche north of Terrace, B.C., on a deadly day in the province's backcountry that also claimed the life of another skier in a separate slide near the Alaska bor...

COQUITLAM - Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1. The BC Highway Patrol says the motorist was caught l...

British Columbia's river forecaster has rescinded the high streamflow advisories that covered southern parts of the province after heavy rains last week. There are no more active flood advisories, and a bulletin from the B.C. River Forecast Centre says...

Two hikers among a group of 14 from different parts of Metro Vancouver had to be rescued and hospitalized, with one in critical condition, after falling in steep, snowy terrain during a trek near Lions Bay, B.C. Maria Masiar, a manager with Lions Bay S...

Police say homicide investigators are taking control of the probe into a man's death in Surrey, B.C., on Saturday, and a suspect has been arrested. A statement from the Surrey Police Service says RCMP officers with the Surrey Provincial Operations Supp...

VANCOUVER - An affidavit filed by Rosita Fatemi said her meeting with Arezou Soltani and Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi took place in a parking lot in the Park Royal mall in West Vancouver, the heart of British Columbia's Iranian community. The document said ...

Residents of British Columbia's south coast are breathing easier with the return of blue skies after several days of heavy rains that triggered flood advisories. The B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a bulletin Saturday saying rivers across the region ...

BURNABY - A new four-year agreement between British Columbia's roughly 27,000 community health workers and the province has been ratified by union members, with more than 91 per cent voting in favour of the deal. The Community Bargaining Association, w...

VICTORIA - A trade delegation headed by British Columbia Premier David Eby will travel to China later this year in an effort to drum up business for the province. The premier says the trip will focus on deepening trade relations around agriculture and ...

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault has dismissed concerns by the Ontario premier over electric vehicle mandates in Canada, saying Quebec already adjusted its targets to reflect the new reality of the North American auto market. Legault's offic...

VANCOUVER - Two suspects have been arrested after an alleged home invasion and kidnapping in Vancouver that was interrupted by police. Vancouver police say the attack happened Wednesday night. Police say a 62-year-old man was taken from an East Vancou...

VANCOUVER - Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people's lives at risk, a University of British Columbia researcher says. Jennifer Grenz, an assistant professor in the ...

RICHMOND - Police in Richmond, B.C., are investigating after a series of meat thefts from retail stores that they say may be "organized" crime. RCMP say that there have been 39 cases of reported theft of meat from stores across the city since December....

WEST KELOWNA - A city in the British Columbia Interior is warning some residents not to consume tap water after police say there was "intentional damage" to a reservoir. RCMP say city staff in West Kelowna in the Okanagan region received an alarm at th...

VANCOUVER - Sandbags, dikes, and stacks of giants rocks appear to be doing their job holding back the Chilliwack River from flooding parts of Fraser Valley in British Columbia after days of rain soaked southern parts of the province. A local state of e...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's credit rating has been downgraded, but Premier David Eby said government made a "very clear choice" between making cuts to "meet a credit rating" and "prioritizing British Columbians." "We have to meet people where they'r...

VANCOUVER - Two members of the Nisga'a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pro...

NEW WESTMINSTER - Police in Metro Vancouver say four people - including three youths - have been arrested and charged in connection with a stabbing after a multi-month investigation. New Westminster police say the case began on Aug. 1, 2025, when offic...