Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

B.C. News

Norwegian student survives three nights in Whistler backcountry

Norwegian student survives three nights in Whistler backcountry

Norwegian snowboarder Julie Abrahamsen is expected to make a full recovery after three frigid nights lost in the high alpine off Blackcomb resort in Whistler.
Pineapple Express drifts north as rain warning ends

Pineapple Express drifts north as rain warning ends

VANCOUVER — The Pineapple Express that drenched the Vancouver area is now drifting north, leaving localized flooding and warm temperatures in its wake.
Obituary: Simma Holt, journalist and MP who broke ground for women

Obituary: Simma Holt, journalist and MP who broke ground for women

VANCOUVER — Simma Holt, a journalist, author and former member of the House of Commons, died in Vancouver on Friday at the age of 92. Holt, the sixth of eight children, was born as Simma Milner in Vegreville, Alta.
Lululemon founder’s dock proposal has neighbours up in arms

Lululemon founder’s dock proposal has neighbours up in arms

Residents, planners and district all oppose the massive structure
B.C. economic growth worst in Canada: analysis

B.C. economic growth worst in Canada: analysis

Median income fell 2.4 per cent between 2006 and 2012, compared to a 3.5-per-cent increase nationally
Construction begins on $400-million Tumbler Ridge wind farm

Construction begins on $400-million Tumbler Ridge wind farm

Private-power firm Pattern Energy Group LP has begun construction of its $400-million Meikle wind energy project near Tumbler Ridge at the right time to deliver a financial boost just when the community needs it.
UBC hopes robotic sailboat can make trans-Atlantic history

UBC hopes robotic sailboat can make trans-Atlantic history

'Sailbot' to launch off the coast of Newfoundland this summer
Woman accused in deaths of six dogs to be sentenced today

Woman accused in deaths of six dogs to be sentenced today

The dog walker who left six dogs in a hot truck last year and then tried to cover up their deaths by telling the public they had been stolen will learn her fate today.
Elderly woman mistakenly drives from Richmond to Kamloops

Elderly woman mistakenly drives from Richmond to Kamloops

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police say a missing elderly woman from Richmond, B.C., has been located alive and well hundreds of kilometres from her home. RCMP said late Tuesday that 89-year-old Evelyn Logan had turned up in the Kamloops, B.C.
Police investigating death in Whistler hotel after dispute

Police investigating death in Whistler hotel after dispute

WHISTLER, B.C. - RCMP say one person is dead after an altercation in a Whistler, B.C., hotel. Mounties say they were called to the hotel just after 3:00 a.m. They say it was not a targeted attack.