UBC to build replacement low-income rental building after alleged construction damage evicted tenants
The University of British Columbia will build a replacement subsidized apartment building for a Kelowna, B.C., non-profit, after the old building was allegedly damaged by construction last year. But one tenant is concerned former renters won't be included in the new building.
Read moreB.C. premier faces backlash — including from New Democrats — to immigration comments
B.C. Premier David Eby blamed Canada's immigration system for filling up food banks and homeless shelters. Service providers and some New Democrats say that scapegoats marginalized groups that rely on social services.
Read moreJudge to rule Wednesday on mental fitness to stand trial for Lapu-Lapu accused
A judge in Vancouver will rule on whether Kai-Ji Adam Lo, accused of killing 11 people in the Lapu-Lapu Day festival car-ramming attack, is mentally fit to stand trial on murder charges.
Read moreWhy Vancouver's decision to host a Harry Potter attraction quickly became controversial
It's a story bringing together two very different things that nonetheless regularly attract controversy: the Vancouver Park Board and the Harry Potter universe.
Read moreUnion says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands
Picket lines by British Columbia's public service employees are expanding to 22 sites in cities such as Nanaimo, Kamloops, Kelowna, Cranbrook, Nelson, Fort St. John and Smithers.
Read moreVancouver-based Teck Resources and Anglo American announce $70B tie-up
In what's shaping up to be the world's biggest mining deal of the past decade, Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to a tie-up with London-headquartered Anglo American PLC to create a copper-focused giant worth about $70 billion.
Read moreEmergency on-call health-care cuts in northern B.C. community 'temporary': health authority
Northern Health backtracked on sweeping announcement ending evening and weekend on-call care, calling a change made last week 'temporary.'
Read moreVancouver Chinatown stabbings suspect tells court he was 'told by God' to carry out attacks
Blair Donnelly was on an unescorted leave from the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam on the day of the Chinatown stabbing attack in 2023. He had lived in the hospital since 2008, after he was found not criminally responsible in the killing of his daughter.
Read moreNew ballet company to open in Vancouver under Joshua Beamish next year
Vancouver choreographer Joshua Beamish is bringing a new ballet company to the city, which will launch with a program of four works next spring.
Read moreIsland-based hereditary chief calls for cancellation of open-net fish farm ban
A hereditary chief with the Ahousaht Nation is calling on the federal government to cancel its plan to ban open-net pen fish farms along the B.C. coast.
Read moreFor over 30 years, this small B.C. city has been testing children's blood for lead
Trail, B.C., is home to one of the last lead smelters in North America. It’s a major economic driver in the small community, but has also created health concerns about what the toxin does when it enters children’s bloodstreams.
Read moreRare magnitude 2.6 earthquake felt in Maple Ridge
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was felt in parts of Maple Ridge on Monday night. While earthquakes of this magnitude are common near B.C.'s coast, they are rare this far inland, seismic analyst Christopher Boucher said.
Read moreOver 1,000 properties on evacuation order as wildfires rage in B.C.'s Chilcotin region
Another 85 parcels of land and 42 structures along Highway 20 were placed under evacuation order on Sunday, as a number of wildfires burn out of control in B.C.'s Chilcotin region.
Read moreThese resort owners are defying evacuation orders to care for wildland firefighters
Officials are advising anyone within the evacuation order boundaries to leave the area immediately.
Read morePolice arrest man for alleged arson following Prince George, B.C., brewery fire
Prince George RCMP have arrest Richard Titchener, 57, following a fire that destroyed CrossRoads Brewing in downtown Prince George.
Read more3 men charged for allegedly helping B.C. fugitive Rabih Alkhalil escape jail: RCMP
RCMP have announced the arrest of three men who allegedly aided Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil in escaping from a B.C. jail in 2022. He's been on the loose ever since.
Read moreSuspect in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival pleads not guilty
The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown two years ago has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. Blair Donnelly had been on unescorted leave from the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam on the day of the attack.
Read moreMan arrested after driving child-size pink Barbie Jeep through Prince George, B.C.
Police and a legal expert say driving any motorized vehicle, including a toy, without a licence and insurance is a punishable offence — especially if impaired.
Read moreImpaired driver suspected in Coquihalla crash that killed 2 Friday: RCMP
Police are investigating a suspected impaired driver following a crash on the Coquihalla Highway last week that left two women, aged 36 and 27, dead and three more seriously injured.
Read moreWhy is B.C. suddenly getting tornado warnings?
British Columbia isn’t exactly known for tornadoes. On average, the province only sees about one a year. But this season, the Prince George area alone had two rounds of tornado warnings, and the number of reported tornadoes in the province appears to be on the rise in recent years. Johanna Wagstaffe takes a closer look at whether a new 'tornado alley' is forming in B.C.
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