BC News

Highway travel advisories

Southern Interior Sep 22, 2019 / 5:00 pm

DriveBC has issued multiple travel advisories for Southern Interior highways due to expected heavy rain and possible debris flows. These include the Okanagan...

'Otterly' adorable

Vancouver Sep 22, 2019 / 4:22 pm

Looking for something otterly adorable? It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week at Vancouver Aquarium. From Sept. 21 to 29 there will be a number of opportunities...

UBCM starts Monday

Vancouver Sep 22, 2019 / 8:06 am

If you need to speak with your local mayor on Monday, they will likely be unreachable. That’s because the 116th Union of British Columbia Municipalities...

4 yr old falls from 3rd floor

Surrey Sep 22, 2019 / 6:38 am

A little boy is very lucky to have escaped with only a fracture after a heart stopping incident in Surrey. The local RCMP say the four-year-old was climbing on...

Pledge to plant 5,000 trees

Victoria Sep 21, 2019 / 10:41 pm

Victoria is promising to plant 5,000 trees on public and private land by the end of 2020 as part of the United Nations Trees in Cities Challenge. The city says...

Missing hiker found safe

North Vancouver Sep 21, 2019 / 10:37 pm

Rescue crews found a missing female hiker safe after she was stranded overnight in the backcountry of Crown Mountain in North Vancouver. North Shore Rescue says...

Bear fight caught on video

Stewart, B.C. Sep 21, 2019 / 2:00 pm

A wild scene was recently caught on camera in Northern B.C. Cari McGillivray was driving on Highway 37A between Stewart B.C. and the Meziadin Junction when she...

Murder trial comes to close

Vancouver Sep 21, 2019 / 7:20 am

A father accused of murdering his two daughters has told his trial a "yarn" about the day the girls were killed, a Crown attorney argued Friday....

Charged after senseless act

Victoria Sep 20, 2019 / 9:00 pm

Following a hit-and-run that took place in Victoria on July 15, a Victoria man is now facing four charges related to the incident. University of Victoria...

Historic deal for First Nation

Campbell River Sep 20, 2019 / 7:32 pm

A First Nation has signed an agreement that will return over 3,000 hectares of land after it has been in treaty negotiations for more than two decades. The land...

Charges stayed against cop

Sep 20, 2019 / 7:23 pm

Assault and obstruction charges against an Alberta Mountie have been stayed in B.C. The prosecution service says charges against Const. Vernon Hagen were stayed...

WorkSafe hits Site C builder

Fort St. John Sep 20, 2019 / 4:39 pm

The main civil works contractor for the Site C dam has been fined more than $662,000 — the largest fine possible — by WorkSafeBC after a worker...

Water extraction opposed

Golden Sep 20, 2019 / 4:26 pm

Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors have taken a unanimous stand against commercial water extraction in rural Golden. The CSRD is developing a policy...

Promises to break promises

Election 2019 Sep 20, 2019 / 3:26 pm

Gordon Jeffrey is a typical 32-year-old Whistler resident. When he’s not working as a waiter, he can be found skiing, biking, playing music or with his...

Trucker chain-up fines jump

BC Highways Sep 20, 2019 / 1:51 pm

The provincial government has announced increased fines for commercial truckers caught without chains this winter on B.C. highways. Truckers will now face a...

Smart meter case tossed

Sep 20, 2019 / 10:25 am

B.C.’s Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint against BC Hydro and its "smart meters" from a woman who alleges it disrupts her sleep...

Another rabid bat found

Vancouver Island Sep 20, 2019 / 10:21 am

For the second time in less than a month, a dead rabies-infected bat has been found near an elementary school in Saanich. Island Health confirmed Thursday that...

Horgan to talk deadly road

Vancouver island Sep 20, 2019 / 9:56 am

Premier John Horgan is expected to meet with Indigenous leaders on Vancouver Island next week to discuss the state of a treacherous logging road where two...

Invasive hornets destroyed

Nanaimo Sep 20, 2019 / 6:34 am

A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo. The provincial government says its experts and a group of...

Surgical wait at record level

Sep 20, 2019 / 5:00 am

Surgical wait lists have hit alarming, record-breaking levels in the province according to the BC Anesthesiologists' Society. In a letter sent to all MLAs...