B.C. News

The crash at a house in Vancouver created a 'blowtorch effect' that couldn't be contained until FortisBC turned off the gas

Conspiracy theory gaining traction on social media has no basis in fact — the litter is for actual traction in cold winter weather

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions.

A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost 100 years will resonate far beyond the tiny Indigenous village in northwest British Columbia where it is being returned Friday.

COQUITLAM — French immersion teacher allowed Grade 2/3 students to watch a film containing "inappropriate" scenes, teacher discipline board says.

VICTORIA — The B.C. Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body that regulates doctors could allow physician assistants to work in provincial emergency rooms. The ministry says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to low or very low as cool, damp fall weather arrives.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires has been sentenced.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Two people are dead and four more are injured after a helicopter crash east of Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said in a statement that the crash occurred just before 7:45 a.m.

Three people had wounds significant enough to require medical attention at hospital.