B.C. News

VICTORIA — B.C.’s New Democrats have a lead in popularity over the B.C. Liberals eight months before the provincial election, according to a new poll, but the race remains virtually tied in the key battleground ridings in Metro Vancouver.

Almost a third of seniors questioned about their home-support services say they would like help with housekeeping, and 12 per cent say they need help with meal preparation, according to a survey conducted by the B.C. Seniors’ Advocate.

More than one in four B.C. dairy farms failed to comply with a provincial Code of Practice related to animal welfare during an 18-month period, inspection documents obtained through freedom-of-information show.

Supporting foster children to their 25th birthday would more than pay off in the long run, a new report says. The cost of supporting foster children in B.C.

Dozens of restricted guns purchased by a Courtenay man are still missing, even though he was convicted of several firearms charges almost six months ago. B.C.

W.P. Kinsella, the prolific B.C.-based author famous for Shoeless Joe, which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams, has died. He was 81.

The North Peace SPCA is facing a $3,000 vet bill to help rehabilitate an injured cat that officials say was thrown from a moving vehicle.

Freed from marine equipment in complex, dangerous operation

A former model for Playboy and Penthouse has been awarded more than $400,000 for injuries she suffered when she was hit by a vehicle that crashed into a Langley deli.

He’s the $300,000 bird, a fluffy ball of feathers that represents a last faint hope for his species.