B.C. News

Officials say landslide poses no risk to homes or people

The second Sunday after Labour Day will now be officially known as Terry Fox Day, the B.C. government announced on Friday. The bill was introduced in October by Port Moody Liberal MLA Linda Reimer and passed Thursday in the legislature.

The B.C. government has launched an investigation into complaints that Western Forest Products’ logging practices damaged caves and other sensitive limestone karst landscapes near Gold River on Vancouver Island.

Shelly Moffat doesn’t recognize her Kitsilano neighbourhood any more. The homes are empty. The streets are like investment portfolios. And Moffat believes that in this part of Vancouver families like hers are becoming historical artifacts.

No joke: Costs could jump for higher-end bottles starting April 1

VANCOUVER — The judge hearing the case of two people charged with plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature on Canada Day last year has ordered that the news media shall have access to exhibits filed at trial.

Heavy rain and poor driving conditions have led to a dramatic increase in crashes and pedestrian accidents, say Vancouver police.

British Columbians are waiting more than five months on average for medically necessary surgery, according to a right-leaning think-tank.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Construction of the Prince Rupert ferry terminal on British Columbia's West Coast has become tangled in Buy America provisions, meaning the facility that sits on Canadian Crown land must be built with U.S. iron and steel.

A heavy rainfall warning has been issued for the Fraser Valley, while drivers are also being cautioned about snow on a couple of major highways in B.C.’s Interior.