B.C. News

The West Nile virus has hit British Columbia, and a Langley veterinarian is warning horse owners to get their animals vaccinated. The disease has hit two horses in Cache Creek and Ashcroft in the past two weeks, said Dr.

VANCOUVER — Dangerous occurrences at tailings-storage facilities at mines in B.C. between 2000 and 2012 included a breach of a dike, the discovery of sinkholes and leaked tailings.

A convicted murderer has escaped from a federal prison in Mission. Norman Gilbert Riel, 41, was last seen getting into a white Chevrolet Suburban SUV that was waiting for him as he fled Mission Institution on Sunday afternoon, according to Mounties.

There’s a terrible irony to the timing of the Mount Polley tailings pond spill. On Aug. 4, a holiday meant to celebrate beautiful B.C., the province experienced what will undoubtedly be among its biggest environmental crises of modern times.

A Vancouver Island whale watching group’s quest to see nature up close included some tense moments after their boat responded to a fisherman’s distress call involving a young orca ensnared in his gill net.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker called on the government to enter mediation as soon as Monday morning at a gathering of more than 500 teachers in Kamloops on Sunday. “We’re ready to negotiate anytime. We have been ready all summer.

A Surrey online tutoring service quietly shut its doors late last year, leaving some parents wondering where to turn for help. Jason Chorney signed up with School Wizard Inc.

If you’re a developer with a love of outdoor winter sports, or perhaps a millionaire who likes the idea of owning your own ghost town, Bradian should be your next stop.

VANCOUVER — Madeleine Davis expects she could be couch-surfing with friends when she heads back to university this fall. That reality is starting to strike home for the fifth-year University of B.C.

A deputy minister in the B.C. government is suing an NDP MLA for defamation for allegedly false claims made about a pay raise. Athana Mentzelopoulos filed the civil lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court on Aug.