Skip to content

BC News

Yukon to tie into B.C. First Nation power project

Yukon to tie into B.C. First Nation power project

Atlin hydropower project to be expanded, tied into Yukon grid
Rob Shaw: B.C. ends cruise season with near-record numbers

Rob Shaw: B.C. ends cruise season with near-record numbers

BC is ending its cruise ship season this year with a near-record number of ships and passengers — an achievement all the more remarkable when you consider, according to government’s critics and the industry itself, the cruise sector in th
Amanda Todd's tormenter sentenced to 13 years in jail

Amanda Todd's tormenter sentenced to 13 years in jail

Dutch citizen Aydin Coban's sentence for extortion and other crimes is one year longer than what Crown prosecutors sought.
Feds earmark $136M for supply-chain digitization as Vancouver faces ‘critical’ challenges

Feds earmark $136M for supply-chain digitization as Vancouver faces ‘critical’ challenges

Shopping frenzies over toilet paper marked the outset of the pandemic. Months later, Canada found itself playing catch-up as the COVID-19 crisis exposed the country’s lack of vaccine production capacity.
Firefighters respond to wildfire in West Vancouver near Cypress Falls Park

Firefighters respond to wildfire in West Vancouver near Cypress Falls Park

VANCOUVER — Smoke from a wildfire could be seen across Vancouver as firefighters in West Vancouver responded to the blaze on the slopes of Cypress Falls Park, not far from the neighbourhood of Caulfeild.
North Van hostel hostess Emily Yu jailed for disobeying court order

North Van hostel hostess Emily Yu jailed for disobeying court order

"It is the rule of law which distinguishes civilized society from anarchy," the judge said.
New West has 13th highest accident death rate in B.C. among unhoused from 2012 to 2021

New West has 13th highest accident death rate in B.C. among unhoused from 2012 to 2021

23 homeless people in New West died of accidental deaths between 2012 and 2021
Insurance firm rejects claim because prescriber was nurse practitioner

Insurance firm rejects claim because prescriber was nurse practitioner

CEO of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of B.C. says it’s not the first time an insurance company has rejected a prescription from a nurse practitioner.
B.C. care aides, lab assistants, health facility cleaners reach new labour deal

B.C. care aides, lab assistants, health facility cleaners reach new labour deal

VICTORIA — Unions representing care aides, lab assistants and cleaning staff have reached a new labour agreement with health employers in B.C. The B.C.
Dutch man convicted of cyberbullying B.C.'s Amanda Todd to be sentenced Friday

Dutch man convicted of cyberbullying B.C.'s Amanda Todd to be sentenced Friday

The 12-year jail sentence requested by prosecutors would be "excessive" and "crushing," defence argues.