B.C. News

ABBOTSFORD — Kelly Ellard, serving a life sentence for second-degree murder has for the first time taken responsibility for the death Reena Virk almost two decades ago, but Ellard's confession wasn't enough to earn her day parole.

Melvin Gurr, the last surviving member of the defiant crew that built the so-called Freedom Road from Bella Coola to Anahim Lake 63 years ago, snorts at the suggestion the steepest and most treacherous part should finally be paved.

Lane closures on the Pattullo Bridge for the first day of major deck repairs Monday sent thousands of drivers to seek alternate routes, including the already congested Alex Fraser Bridge.

May is off to a scorching start, with sky-high temperatures shattering records in almost two dozen municipalities across B.C. On Monday, the high was 27.1 C at Victoria International Airport, breaking the 25 C record set in 1945.

B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman says he’s working on legal changes that could give new powers to the government to investigate and fine bad landlords and tenants.

Emergency Preparedness Week begins Sunday and first responders across the country are using the annual event to remind people they need to be ready for a disaster — big or small.

A man with a severe form of Tourette’s syndrome has been welcomed with open arms in Comox, after being banned from a business in another community.

VANCOUVER — Two more B.C. residents have applied for court orders allowing them to have a physician-assisted death, and several others are in the works. A lawyer for the two applicants made a brief appearance Friday before B.C.

VANCOUVER — The advertisement appeared in the rooms and shares section of an online classified website and offered “free rent for the right girl.” • “I'm an attractive mid 30s white male, clean, groomed, fit.

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver’s bus drivers were expected to vote late Thursday in favour of a strike to bolster their demands for better wages and improved working conditions, including food and bathroom breaks.