PORT ALBERNI — A Vancouver Island man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for several sex offences involving minors he met online. Port Alberni RCMP say Loki Tchir was sentenced in the city on March 28 on charges including possession of child sexual abuse material and
SMITHERS — Two Good Samaritans who stopped on the side of a British Columbia highway to help another driver have been struck by a truck, killing one man and seriously injuring the other, as well as the driver of the truck. The BC Highway Patrol says the crash happened last
VANCOUVER — Spring weather in British Columbia brought record-high daily temperatures to several communities, while an arriving cold front is expected to bring strong winds to southwestern parts of the province. Environment Canada says four communities broke or matched their daily highs on Sunday for April 5, with the City
VICTORIA — British Columbia's ferry operator has been plagued by a combination of vessel troubles and expected winds that have led to cancelled sailings on some routes. BC Ferries has issued a notice alerting passengers to several confirmed and potential cancellations on the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay run late Monday
VICTORIA — An economist says the latest downgrade for British Columbia's credit rating will discourage companies from investing in the province. Standard & Poor's global ratings lowered its rating this month for B.C. to A from A-plus after Moody's lowered its rating to double-A-one from double-A-two a few weeks after
SURREY — A pair of bald eagles found themselves in a tangle in Surrey, B.C., before power and fire crews helped a local bird rehabilitation group untie the knot. Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, based in neighbouring Delta, B.C., says in a social media post that the eagles were fighting when
VICTORIA — A First Nations leader in B.C. says Premier David Eby's plan to suspend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will create less certainty, especially because the NDP may not be in government three years from now. Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, says
ERRINGTON — A wildlife sanctuary on Vancouver Island has taken in two young black bear cubs after their mother was found dead in their den. North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre says in a Facebook post that the cubs were discovered by members of the public and they are the centre's
VANCOUVER — A special weather statement issued for much of British Columbia's southern coast and parts of Vancouver Island is warning of "strong and gusty" winds starting on Monday. The notice from Environment Canada says wind gusts up to 70 km/h are expected to start late Monday afternoon and continue
VANCOUVER — As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly's wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are...
SURREY — Two BC Highway Patrol officers were taken to hospital, including one with serious injuries, after crashing during a motorcycle training exercise in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the...
VICTORIA — Police say a fire near a Victoria waste management facility has been ruled suspicious. The Victoria Police Department says the fire department called officers to attend the area...
SURREY — Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District said...
VANCOUVER — A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent...
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act,...
VANCOUVER — Harjot Rai had three minutes to make his PowerPoint pitch. The subject? His cringing friend, Matt White. And the audience was a far cry from executives in a...
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will stake his government on suspending sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for up to three years, calling...
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's Aboriginal title over a swath...
The president of BC Ferries is defending service levels after disruptions this week caused by two major vessels being taken out of service, but adds he plans to revisit a...
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby hasn't had to familiarize himself with a new face in his office after deputy director of communications James Smith left for another job...
