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T-C open after fatal crash

UPDATE: 10:55 p.m. The Trans-Canada Highway has re-opened between Hope and Chilliwack, according to DriveBC, following a 12-hour closure due to a fatal crash on...

Driest May in Metro Van

Metro Vancouver is on its way to the driest May ever in the region. A normal May sees about 65 millimetres of rain. But, so far, less than two have been...

Crash driver in coma

The driver of a van involved in a crash with a fuel tanker truck on the Malahat Highway north of Victoria on Thursday has been placed in a medically induced...

3 sex assaults, 1 month

Surrey RCMP say three sexual assaults that occurred within the span of a month in Newton may be related. Between April 24 and May 21, police received reports of...

Evacuees mopping up

Emergency personnel in Grand Forks say the recovery process has begun in the community of 4,000, which was hardest hit by this year's flooding. Evacuation...

Fire closes highway

UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. Highway 3B in Trail is closed in both directions as fire crews battle a blaze in that area. An officer with the Trail RCMP says police...

Researcher from B.C. interior earns international prize for research on vitamins

Rescued eagle on mend

An injured eagle is on the mend after being rescued by RCMP in Bella Coola. Const. Casey Charles and Const. Marina Coan, with help from a member of the public,...

Fire death deemed homicide

Human remains discovered in a Fort St. John fire have been identified. RCMP said Friday they believe the death of John Banky on March 30 was a homicide. His...

Teacher faces sex crimes

Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say sex-related charges have been laid against a man who teaches at two high schools in the Fraser Valley city. Const. Jody Thomas...

Wine dispute in court

The United States has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel over what it says are unfair regulations on the sale of wine in...

Pot 'gold rush' on the way

Former British Columbia premier Mike Harcourt says Canada is about to enter a new gold rush with many dreaming of striking it rich in the marijuana industry....

Gas price gouging?

Skyrocketing gas prices have prompted B.C. Premier John Horgan to call for a federal investigation into gas prices in Vancouver. In the midst of the Trans...

ICBC fraud rampant: poll

Is fraud an accepted part of dealing with ICBC? B.C. drivers appear to think so. Survey results released Thursday by the insurer show about 80 per cent believe...

Drinking water safety

Interior Health is breaking new ground when it comes to drinking water safety. In a first-of-its-kind project in Canada, Interior Health has launched a...

Driver dies after bus crash

A driver involved in a head-on crash with a bus in Burnaby, Wednesday, has died in hospital. The 81-year-old was was in critical condition after an SUV collided...

Toddler dies after wandering away from B.C. daycare, falling into swimming pool

No police blame in fire

The police are not to blame for the burns a man suffered after he lit himself on fire in a Vancouver's McDonald's in March, according to B.C.'s...

Preemie seal pup a cutie

An abandoned preemie seal pup is being cared for by the Vancouver Aquarium. The adorable pup, nicknamed Emerald, still had parts of its umbilical cord attached...

Campbell River wildfire

A 12-hectare wildfire near Campbell River is being fought by air and ground. The fire sparked Wednesday in a logged-out slash area and briefly caused the...

Sex offender on the loose

Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a high-risk sexual offender. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Richard Darren...

Fishery cut to help whales

The federal government is closing some recreational and commercial chinook fisheries on the West Coast in an effort to help save endangered southern resident...

CN ratifies new contract with engineers

Vancouver police video trains public on responding to an active deadly threat

A man opens fire in the lobby of an office building. A woman starts stabbing people at a bus stop. Police officers and first responders are trained for how to...

Mom dies saving daughter

The twin brother of a woman who died just hours before her daughter's wedding in Tofino, B.C., says the mother of three would have wanted the celebration to...

Fuel spill in tanker crash

UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. The Trans-Canada Highway isn't expected to reopen until at least 8 p.m. following a tanker crash north of Victoria. Traffic is being...

Beetle mania in Vancouver

Plants and soil can't be moved across a wide swath of Vancouver after the discovery of the voracious Japanese beetle in the city. The Canadian Food...

Pipeline challenges tossed

The City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation have lost legal challenges aimed at quashing an environmental assessment certificate issued by the British Columbia...

ATM scammers busted

Vancouver police have arrested a pair of ATM scammers. Charges have been approved after police arrested two men last week for allegedly tampering with automated...

200 more doctors for BC

An overhaul of British Columbia's health system over the next three years is aimed at offering patients expanded hours of access and more services from...

Troops begin leaving

Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in B.C. to assist with flooding response will begin going home today. The troops will return to their base in Edmonton in...

No more Freeman on transit

Planned Metro Vancouver transit announcements voiced by Morgan Freeman have been put on pause following allegations of sexual harassment against the actor. The...

Toddler drowns in pool

UPDATE 9:00 a.m. A little girl, believed to be just under two years of age has died after she was found unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool in Mission B.C....

Beating suspect caught

The third man involved in a vicious beating of an autistic man that sparked outrage across the country has now been arrested.Jaspaul Uppal, 21, of no fixed...

Chased geese with drone

Conservation officers are investigating after video has emerged of a drone operator chasing a flock of Canada geese on Vancouver Island. The video shot on May 8...

Parents confront voyeur

Police are investigating after dramatic showdown between parents and a man who allegedly took pictures up a young girl's skirt in Coquitlam....

You will see phone numbers with area code 672 in B.C. next year

Burning out of control

UPDATE: 9:10 p.m. Ground crews and air support are battling a 25 hectare fire located 35 kilometres west of Lillooet. No structures are being threatened at this...

Vancouver police recover over 1,000 bottles of stolen booze

Bus, SUV collide head-on

Ten people were sent to hospital after a transit bus and SUV collided in Burnaby, late Wednesday afternoon. TransLink says injuries range from minor to...

Boating tragedy averted

A grim reminder as we reach the midway point of national Safe Boating Awareness Week. Two children lost consciousness due to carbon monoxide poisoning while...

Grabbed from behind

An RCMP investigation is ongoing following a sexual assault in the Newton area of Surrey on May 21. At 4:45 a.m. Monday morning, a woman was grabbed from behind...

Stolen booze ring busted

More than $100,000 worth of booze was allegedly stolen from a BC Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse in East Vancouver. An LDB employee is under police...

$7K in counterfeit cash

A Victoria man faces 29 charges after the seizure of drugs, weapons and counterfeit cash. The man was arrested Friday in Esquimalt for alleged money fraud after...

Active shooter scenario

The Vancouver Police Department has released a video showing people what to do when faced with an active deadly threat situation. According to the VPD, when...

200 new nurse practitioners

British Columbia is creating 200 new nurse practitioner positions in an effort to connect more residents to a primary care provider. Nurse practitioners can...

Threat to BC shellfish

A new scientific study says more needs to be known about the impact on oyster farms of microplastic pollution that has been found in waters off Vancouver...

Camper suffers serious burns

A Vancouver man hoping to enjoy the May long weekend camping with family and friends is now recovering after receiving serious burns to his arms and torso....

Drawing of luring suspect

Surrey RCMP have released a composite sketch of a suspicious person who approached a child last week. At approximately 1 p.m. May 14, a man in a car drove up to...

Disaster aid for flood victims

Now that the flood waters are receding in Grand Forks, the disaster relief is beginning to flow in. Samaritan’s Purse Canada has sent its specially...

Bridge removal delayed

Dismantling of Victoria's old Johnson Street Bridge has been delayed until June. A new replacement opened in March, and the old span was to be removed this...

Obey Morgan Freeman

Keep your feet off the seats. The voice of TransLink messaging promoting a new "Tap to Pay" fare system and urging riders to be courteous is that of...

Going home after a flood

Flood waters may be receding in parts of Southern B.C., but the problems aren't over for those returning home. Interior Health advises residents that...

B.C. golf courses eye new markets to bolster rebound

B.C.-shot box-office champ Deadpool 2 worth $100M to economy, says premier

B.C. files challenge

The British Columbia government filed a constitutional lawsuit Tuesday countering an Alberta government bill that would limit fuel being sent to the province....

'An absolute nightmare'

Tonya Kilmer refuses to give up hope. Her husband, Ben, went missing in rural Duncan nearly a week ago, but she's adamant he'll be found alive. Kilmer,...

Sexual assault warning

A warning from Surrey RCMP after an alleged sexual assault over the long weekend. Police say the alleged assault occurred at Tannery Park in Surrey between 4:30...

Rain, snowmelt still a worry

Many people forced from their homes by flooding in southern British Columbia have been allowed to return, but officials say there are still areas of concern in...

Doors locked, windows not

Chase RCMP are reminding people to make sure their vehicles are secured after two break ins where thieves got in through open windows. Cpl. Scott Linklater said...

Girl molested on city bus

Richmond RCMP are investigating after a man is alleged to have molested a young girl on a city bus. Cpl. Dennis Hwang said on May 15, shortly before 5:50 p.m.,...

Cops injured during arrest

Two police officers have suffered non-life-threatening injuries during an arrest in Victoria. The Victoria Police Department says patrol officers were called to...

Music teacher sex charges

More charges have now been laid against a Coquitlam piano teacher. Dmytro Kubyshkin is now facing a total of 10 charges including 7 additional counts of sexual...

BC sues Alberta

The simmering battle between British Columbia and Alberta heated up again on Tuesday as B.C. filed a statement of claim in Alberta's Court of Queen's...

$47K fine for worker death

The Kicking Horse Ski Resort near Golden has been fined just over $47,000 by WorkSafeBC for the death of an employee last year. A 41-year-old Golden man died on...

Clean-up kits for floods

Starting Tuesday morning, the Canadian Red Cross has made over 200 flooding clean-up kits available at their reception centre in Grand Forks, as hundreds of...

Gangsters Out goes political

The B.C. blog Gangsters Out has launched a political party in Surrey. The blog is best known for its coverage of Hells Angels activity in British Columbia and...

Cetacean ban coming?

A new study from the Angus Reid Institute seems to indicate Canadians are increasingly concerned about cetaceans in captivity. The study indicates Canadians are...

Ferries to drop fuel rebate

B.C. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says she is "extremely disappointed" by a plan by BC Ferries to remove fuel rebates, less than two months...

Couple buried in mudslide

A Saskatchewan couple is recovering in hospital after a mudslide swept them off a cliff in British Columbia. Weyburn resident Sheri Niemegeers said she and her...

Flood waters receding

The majority of residents in British Columbia's Boundary region who were forced from their homes by catastrophic floods are free to return home. The...

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B.C. to forbid snack sales in cannabis retail stores

Retail sales edge closer to projections in March

After a rough January start, B.C. ‘s retail sales have edged closer the government’s projected sales growth for the sector. In March, retail sales grew 5.1...

More evacs lifted

UPDATE: 9:00 p.m. The number of evacuation orders in the Grand Forks area has been lowered again, with just 151 addresses remaining under order. These...

Swept away by mudslide

A couple from Saskatchewan got more adventure than they bargained for while travelling in B.C. this week, when they got swept off a cliff by a mudslide. The...

B.C. inflation ticks up to 2.7% in April

Therapy cow gives birth

Gracie the blind cow was rescued from slaughter last year, and now she is a proud new mother and therapy animal. The Semiahmoo Animal League Inc., also known as...

Arrest in double shooting

Police have arrested a man following a targeted double shooting of a Langley pair Friday which resulted in the two targets being hospitalized, and the woman...

Pixar at Science World

From Wall-E's wide eyes to Dory's relentless cheer, Pixar's animated characters have a way of tugging on heart strings, and a new exhibit is giving...

Police issue groper warning

Surrey RCMP are warning the public after a woman was groped Sunday. The victim was walking near 144th Street and 76th Avenue about 5:15 a.m. when she was...

How a Prince George brewery is helping the province recover from forest fires

In northern B.C., treeplanting is a part of the culture. Beer is also a part of our culture. Planting trees with beer? Yes, also a confirmed part of the...

Driverless cars will make roads safer, execs tell B.C. Tech Summit

Lawsuit alleges birth control pills were defective

B.C. Lions bring back 6-time all-star offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye

Eastern Promises: B.C. craft beer looking to head to Asia

Renaming of artwork by famed B.C. artist Emily Carr causes stir

Silver lining for stranded Kiwi couple left with nothing after their car was stolen in Vancouver

Langley grow-op burns

It took fire crews more than 12 hours to douse a licensed marijuana grow-op in Langley Saturday night. CTV News Vancouver reported that the fire broke out in...

Evacuation orders rescinded

Evacuation orders for 175 properties affected by flooding in Boundary have been rescinded. Nearly 350 people in Grand Forks, Electoral Area D, Christina Lake,...