British Columbia news

Mon, Jul 17: It’s moving day for the BC Liberals as the province prepares for a change in government. For the first time in 16 years, the BC NDP will be taking over tomorrow at the BC Legislature.

Mon, Jul 17: The wildfires raging in parts of the province are having an impact on air quality as far away as Vancouver.

It's rare to find a TV show shot in Vancouver that actually takes place in Vancouver. It's even more rare to find one that also bills itself as the world's first transgender sitcom.

A mycologist said the Amanita phalloides has sprouted up in Victoria again.

A 38-year-old man is facing charges after police found $65,000 worth of property stolen from wildfire evacuees. 

The Downtown Eastside community was in mourning this weekend following the death of beloved harm reduction activist Tracey Morrison.

Christine Pilkington from VancouverMom.ca has tips for entertaining kids during the summer months.

A 38-year-old man is in custody after police say they found his stash of $65,000 in heavy equipment stolen from people evacuated from B.C. wildfire zones.

The Monday, July 17, 2017 afternoon weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

Nanaimo RCMP are investigating after a man allegedly tried to grab an 11-year-old girl as she walked through a park on Sunday afternoon.

Chef Eleanor Chow is here from Cadeaux Bakery on Powell Street. She’s here to tell us about one of the hottest culinary festivals in the country and how to make a bruleed cheesecake tart.

The experience of having to leave home, or worse, losing a home, because of a wildfire can cause major strain to anyone’s mental health.

Officials confirm homes in Ashcoft and Loon Lake have been destroyed due to the unpredictable wildfire that is still classified as "out of control."

The City of Prince George is reminding wildfire evacuees that they still have space at their evacuation centres for anyone needing a place to stay.

Thousands of evacuees are now at the Kamloops evacuation centre. Catherine Urquhart has more on the situation there and how volunteers are really stepping up to help.

A frightening incident for residents in Surrey last night. A man was banging on the doors of a number of homes – demanding to get in – then managed to break into a home. Jill Bennett has the latest.

Global BC's Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey weighs in on possible options for premier-designate John Horgan's cabinet.

The search for a missing swimmer on Okanagan Lake resumed on Monday.

Some amazing stories are coming from BC's wildfire evacuees arriving at the Cloverdale Arena in Surrey.

Ann Livingston, a founding member of VANDU, says the group's first meeting was at a park 20 years ago.

For one B.C. mom, the North American Indigenous Games experience was exactly what she needed to change her life and reexamine her own Indigenous identity.

The City of Vancouver is proposing to hold a by-election on Oct. 14 for the council seat left vacant by the resignation of Vision Councillor Geoff Meggs.

More than 39,000 people are under evacuation orders across B.C. and the first stop for many of them has been the evacuation centre in Kamloops.

More than 39,000 people are under evacuation orders across B.C. and the first stop for many of them has been the evacuation centre in Kamloops.

Throughout the rollercoaster that has been the share prices of marijuana stocks a key question for the medicinal and the recreational market is: how big can this sector be?

Most of the people ordered to evacuate Lake Country because of the Okanagan Centre wildfire that ripped through on Saturday are being allowed to go home.

Home prices, meanwhile, were virtually flat compared to a year ago.

The skies are clear of smoke in the Lower Mainland but the effects of the wildfires raging in B.C.'s Interior are being felt as evacuees begin to stream in.

An Alexis Creek resident posted video to social media showing wildfires creeping closer to the village on Saturday.

Surrey RCMP are asking parents to remain vigilant following a ‘tragic accident that could have ended much worse.’

A man is dead after falling from the 16th floor of an apartment building in Yaletown.

The wildfires have already forced closed to 40,000 people to flee their homes and brought in firefighters, first responders and support staff from across Canada.

Smoky skies greeted central B.C. on Monday morning as firefighters began another week trying to bring wildfires across the region under control.

The forecast for the central and southern interior calls for calmer winds and no rain for the first part of this week.

There will be an empty seat - British Columbia's - when premiers from across the country gather in Edmonton starting today. Premier-designate John Horgan will be too busy being sworn in Tuesday as B.C.'s 36th premier.

A woman who alleges she was fired for taking leave from a major Canadian gym chain after she was sexually assaulted by a client will have her case heard by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.

A Vancouver woman wants to know why a parent who appeared to be unconscious at a Strathcona park, with his two young children, were not given better help by first responders.

Two Halifax researchers are urging the federal government to keep medicinal and recreational marijuana streams separate once the plant is legalized in Canada.

A 37-year-old man is in custody after a vehicle fire in Surrey Sunday night.

Is that the sound of a bubble popping? Conflicting interests make it harder than ever to know the truth.

A 47-year-old Surrey woman is recovering from head and neck injuries after what RCMP say was a hit-and-run on Sunday.

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What It's Like to Grow up LGBTQ2S+ in British Columbia
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Things are better than they were, but province still has far to go to support queer youth. By Katie Hyslop 17 Jul 2017 | TheTyee.ca. Katie Hyslop is The Tyee's education and youth reporter. Her work is supported by Tyee Builders and a matching ...

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Crews continue to battle a wildfire in the Verdant Creek area west of Calgary, which has forced the closure of parts of Banff and Kootenay National Parks and prompted air quality alerts for much of southern Alberta.

Crews continue to battle a wildfire in the Verdant Creek area west of Calgary, which has forced the closure of parts of Banff and Kootenay National Parks.

Crews continue to battle a wildfire in the Verdant Creek area west of Calgary, which has forced the closure of parts of Banff and Kootenay National Parks and prompted air quality alerts for much of southern Alberta.

The Nelson Daily
How to donate to British Columbia wildfire recovery efforts
The Nelson Daily
Anyone wanting to provide assistance to those affected by the wildfires has a variety of ways to do so. The B.C. government recognizes the overwhelming generosity of British Columbians and the various organizations who are pulling together to help ...and more »

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8 homes destroyed in wildfire in BC's Lake Country
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A fast moving wildfire in Lake Country B.C., about 30 kilometres north of Kelowna, has destroyed eight homes and one other structure since it first flared Saturday afternoon. Numerous homes burn as wildfire breaks out in Lake Country B.C.. Burned out ...and more »

Officials say eight homes and one outbuilding were destroyed on Nighthawk Road in a rapidly burning fire that broke out in Lake Country Saturday afternoon. “The good news is we were able to save much of the community,” Lake Country Fire Chief Steve Windsor said.  “No one was injured, and no lives were lost.” The...

Sun, Jul 16: Williams Lake is like a ghost town tonight, on day two of the evacuation notice there. Sophie Lui is behind the evacuation line with more.