British Columbia news

RCMP officers are searching for a suspect connected with a shooting at a local mall in Prince George.

Longtime Vancouver city councillor Geoff Meggs is stepping down to become the chief of staff for premier-designate John Horgan. The three-term city councillor will begin working immediately as part of Horgan's transition to the premier's office.

Police are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to lure a 12-year-old girl into a secluded part of a park in Victoria Monday afternoon.

While some higher-profile music festivals in B.C. have run into trouble in recent years, a festival in Surrey is singing a different tune.

Veteran Vancouver City Councillor Geoff Meggs has resigned in order to take a job in the premier's office.

David Gavin had been in Canada for just a few months before he dove from a bridge and disappeared near Golden, B.C., last week.

4 year old Tom is up for adoption at the Vancouver branch of the SPCA.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has issued a warning, asking people in the region to be extra careful.

An upcoming stretch of warm, dry weather is expected to push the fire danger rating to extreme for more parts of British Columbia.

With the government changing hands in Victoria, it's not just the premier and Liberal ministers who will be losing their jobs when the NDP take the reins.

Registered Dietitian Diana Steele tells us what garlic scapes are and what you can do with them.

Medically assisted dying has been legal in Canada for over a year, but now some B.C. doctors are questioning whether they can afford to continue to provide the service.

West Vancouver Police have impounded a Ferrari after the driver was pulled over for excessive speeding on the Lions Gate Bridge.

Officials say boaters in particular are getting too close to the blaze, which is interfering with their ability to land helicopters and planes to gather water from the lake.

A water main burst in East Vancouver, flooding a number of homes along Nanaimo Street. As Jordan Armstrong reports, it could take days to fix.

Prince George RCMP are investigating after someone crashed a truck into Pine Centre Mall Tuesday morning. The suspect fired one shot at a security guard before fleeing on foot.

Two people have died after an accident on the Coquihalla Tuesday morning. The driver hit a deer and crashed down a ten-metre embankment.

The BC SPCA is appealing to the provincial government to adopt standards that already exist for domesticated animals, to be applied to farm animals.

An off-duty doctor and nurse performed CPR and used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to try and revive the him, but were unsuccessful.

A 37-year-old man from Surrey drowned in Shuswap Lake while swimming in a designated swimming area. 

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Water main bursts in East Vancouver flooding two homes
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Two East Vancouver homes were evacuated early Tuesday morning when a water main burst, the City of Vancouver said. In a release, the city says city workers are on Nanaimo Street to repair the break and have closed Nanaimo from East 27th to East 29th ...and more »

Two East Vancouver homes were temporarily evacuated early Tuesday morning when a water main burst. Crews are working to repair the break.

The driver has been pulled over before on the same bridge, police said.

It's no longer life in the fast lane for the driver of a Ferrari who will be heading to court after being caught going more than three times the legal speed limit on the Lions Gate Bridge.

Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has given his clearest indication yet that interest rates will rise this month.

It’s National Caesar Salad Day! Watch the Global News Morning team hilariously whip up a salad in under 7 minutes.

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Coquihalla Highway crash kills 2, closes southbound lanes
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Two people are dead and one person was taken to hospital following a crash that closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway on Tuesday morning. Kamloops Fire Rescue platoon captain Rob Chalmers said his crews arrived at the scene ...and more »

There are reports a fatal crash has closed the Coquihalla Highway southbound Tuesday morning.

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Coquihalla Highway closed southbound due to incident
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DriveBC is reporting the Coquihalla Highway is closed southbound at the junction with Highway 97D near Logan Lake. DriveBC says the closure is due to a vehicle incident between Kamloops and Merritt. #BCHwy5 CLOSED at junction with #BCHwy97D at ...and more »

Police have charged a man with murder in the death of 57-year-old Calvin Brooker, whose body was found in the southeast Calgary community of Dover Glen last September.

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British Columbia man, 33, charged in months-old Calgary homicide ...
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A man from British Columbia is facing a murder charge in Calgary's 16th homicide of last year.and more »

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British Columbia man, 33, charged in months-old Calgary homicide case
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CALGARY -- A man from British Columbia is facing a murder charge in Calgary's 16th homicide of last year. Police say the body of Calvin Timothy Brooker, who was 57, was discovered in a southeast alley by a passerby on Sept. 1. Investigators believe he ...and more »

Calgary police have laid charges in the death of a man whose body was found in an alley in the community of Dover Glen last year.

The federal government has announced $2.1 billion of funding meant to improve transportation corridors between Canada and international markets.

The federal government is set to unveil details about just over $2 billion in infrastructure spending targeting the country's ports, airports and border crossings.

There are reports a fatal crash has closed the Coquihalla Highway southbound Tuesday morning.

Two people are dead and one person was taken to hospital following a crash that closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway on Tuesday morning. DriveBC reports the Southern Yellowhead Highway is still completely closed just north of Valemount.

Two people are dead and one person was taken to hospital following a crash that closed the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway on Tuesday morning. DriveBC reports the Southern Yellowhead Highway is also completely closed just north of Valemount.

DriveBC is reporting the Coquihalla Highway is closed southbound due to an incident Tuesday morning.

A Vancouver mortgage broker says homeowners should not panic in the face of an expected interest rate hike next week.

Water could be seen shooting up from where the line broke just after 1 a.m. in the 4400-block of Nanaimo Street.

Best Buy customers hoping to give the gift of Netflix are paying more than they should.

The B.C Wildfire Service says the Harrison Lake East fire 30 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs has grown in size to 115 hectares.

The lawsuit called solitary confinement “cruel and unusual punishment.”

"We're asking people to be really careful," Fire Information Officer Max Birkner said.

A trial beginning in B.C. Supreme Court today could determine the future of solitary confinement rules in Canadian prisons.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Monday, July 3, 2017.

You might soon be able to transfer money through iMessage.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) is contemplating cameras to catch speeders on Vancouver Island's Malahat Highway, a roadway that is notorious for drivers going over the speed limit.

Mon, Jul 3: The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says it’s figured out what caused the norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters, that sickened more than 400 people across Canada.