B.C. News

Two per cent of dying individuals on Vancouver Island chose medically assisted deaths in the first six months after it was made legal and the rate is climbing, according to a case review.

It’s summer in B.C. and an army of invading plants and animals is on the move. Hitching a ride on ATV tires, trailing from boat motors and enticing novice gardeners, the invaders’ advance is swift and stealthy. It’s also deadly. “Summer in B.C.

STEILACOOM, Washington — Several people suffered minor injuries after parts of an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Washington state, authorities said.

Firefighters are battling a fire at the base of Blackcomb Mountain near Whistler Village. The Resort Municipality of Whistler said the ground fire was ignited around 5:30 p.m. Sunday above Painted Cliff Road in the Blackcomb Benchlands area.

The newspaper ads in India are the visible tip of a booming underground industry in fake marriages involving would-be international students.

A B.C. parent who is fighting to have their child issued a birth certificate with no gender specified has received a gender-neutral health card for the child.

They are a central part of Northwest Coast aboriginal culture, not to mention the construction industry and provincial economy, but western red cedar trees — B.C.

A judge has reluctantly ordered about 50 homeless who have been camping on a city-owned lot in Vancouver designated for social housing to vacate the premises by Wednesday. On Monday, B.C.

The NDP and Green Party shot down two Liberal government bills Monday as they prepare to overthrow Premier Christy Clark in a confidence vote this week.

The Lower Mainland has survived its first heat wave of the summer. After a soggy spring, summer hit the B.C. south coast with a vengeance on the weekend, breaking at least 10 daily temperature records on Saturday.