B.C. News

VANCOUVER — The federal government is recommending regulations that would require all passengers and crew on commercial floatplanes to wear inflatable life-vests during flights over water.

Two people have died after a crash overnight in Surrey involving at least three vehicles. Surrey RCMP received multiple 911 calls around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, reporting a serious car crash at the intersection of 88 Avenue and 152 Street.

The first time Angela Ramos travelled Burma Road, she was shocked to see all the crosses.

Housing activists used paint brushes Saturday to illustrate their disappointment in a lack of welfare-rate housing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Protesters assembled for a "paint-in" on a lot at 58 W. Hastings St.

Western Canada’s largest licensed medical cannabis producer is launching a cross-country tour next month to put potential customers in touch with doctors who can prescribe it on the spot.

VANCOUVER — A former WestJet pilot is suing the company for wrongful dismissal and defamation, alleging it falsely accused him of calling in a series of bomb threats last summer. Keith Kippen filed a civil lawsuit in B.C.

While the wildfires may have been "sleeping" last week with a reprieve of cool temperatures, a return of warm weather has breathed new life into them, with the largest growth occurring on the Siphon Creek wildfire.

There’s a street in Whalley known as “The Strip” that’s a one-stop shop for practically any vice, and trafficking in drugs, sex and stolen goods is the norm. “This block, you’ll find anything.

Realtor Rick Stonehouse recently listed a 1907 heritage home at 640 Union St. in downtown Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood for $1.649 million. It attracted three offers and sold in a week for $1.85 million — $200,000 over asking.

FORT ST. JOHN — Strong winds, high temperatures and no sign of rain could mean another difficult week for crews battling wildfires in northeastern British Columbia. Fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek said Monday that the Fort St.