British Columbia news

Parks Canada says it has been able to get a better idea of the size of a wildfire that's been burning close to Banff. 

A lot has changed since 1967's Summer of Love in Vancouver, but fifty years on the Georgia Straight is still printing papers.

Sat, Jul 22: BC Wine Institute Sommelier David Stansfield showcases some of the best wines produced around our province. From sparkling to dessert wines, he has a locally grown and bottled variety for every pallet.

Sat, Jul 22: Delicious cuisine and recipes cooked up on the Saturday Morning News. Cherry season is in full swing. Nutritionist and BC Tree Fruits grower Darcel Markgraf shows hosts Lynn Colliar and Shanel Pratap how to make spicy chicken with cardamom cherries. She also shows off a cherry cake and cherry cocktail.

Sat, Jul 22: Top gardening tips from the folks at Gardenworks. After weeks of dry weather, could you hanging baskets use a facelift? Gardening expert Scott Pearce from Gardenworks shows Yvonne Schalle how to give your baskets a new lease on life.

Sat, Jul 22: This week in Open House, host Kaitlyn Herbst takes a tour of the incredible 2017 PNE prize home. The three-bedroom house, which is equipped with an open concept kitchen and home theatre, will be relocated to Naramata.

Sat, Jul 22: Music Heals is teaming with artists and bands of all genres to raise money and awareness for music therapy – plus the charity is giving them the chance to perform live in front of the huge crowds at the Honda Celebration of Lights. Music Heals Executive Director Chris Brandt explains how the...

B.C. teen Emily Epp has become the youngest Canadian to swim across the English Channel.

The forecast presents challenges to relief efforts across the province.

For kids from immigrant families who are settling in Canada, play can be a way to fit in and adapt to a new home. But some parents worry that these new ways of playing mean their children are losing touch with their family’s cultural heritage.

As thousands of evacuees got the OK to return home Saturday, federal public safety Min. Ralph Goodale said Ottawa will match financial aid contributions to the Canadian Red Cross.

For some wildfire evacuees, it's been more than two weeks since they left home. The 3,300-hectare wildfire that forced them out is now said to be 90 per cent contained.

Several members of the federal ad-hoc committee are in Kamloops providing an update on the government's wildfire response.

No one appears to have been injured from the gunfire, and police do not have a suspect.

A Campbell river high school teacher is gearing up to hit the river, rod and reel in hand, with 30 students.

Sat, Jul 22: A driver headed along Soda Creek Road caught a front-row seat to the fire raging in the area northeast of Williams Lake.

Leaving violence behind can be scary, challenging and logistically overwhelming, especially for women who have pets to consider.

At a mere 10 kilograms, Jack the rat terrier doesn't look lethal. But the Vancouver dog is an expert in sniffing out and killing rodents.

Some in B.C. have defied evacuation orders to defend properties, but emergency management experts urge people to follow orders.

There was the music. There was the hair. And then there were the outfits.

Here are the top stories from the week that resonated with the Global News social media audience.

Food scientists are exploring ways to turn the European green crab into a lucrative commercial industry.

The big spending comes despite the loonie's relative weakness compared to the greenback.

VANCOUVER – Ty Long was talking to his dad earlier this week about how quickly momentum can swing in the CFL. The rookie kicker has another story to tell the next time they speak. Long booted a 34-yard field goal with 52 seconds left on the clock as the B.C. Lions scored 18 unanswered points...

Fri, Jul 21: A BC man got more than he bargained for when a grizzly bear came out of nowhere while he was on a central coast beach. Nadia Stewart has more

Some wildfire evacuees in B.C. are still waiting for financial support from the Red Cross

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, July 21, 2017.

Some fire evacuated families in B.C.'s Interior are urging emergency crews and animal rescue workers to save the pets in their locked homes after not having the time to get them following swift evacuation orders.

The Friday, July 21, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.

Tracey Morrison was remembered as being essential in putting life-saving naloxone into the hands of volunteers.

Fri, Jul 21:

Fri, Jul 21:

Fri, Jul 21:

The fifth annual Okanagan Tattoo Show and Brewfest is underway this weekend at the Kelowna Curling Club. Travis Lowe has the LOWE DOWN on why tattoo’s have become so popular .

Evacuation orders will be lifted for all but 17 homes.

A group called “Party4Health” is inviting people to dance up the mountain and party while overlooking the city.

Residents like Joy and Terry Klein, who live north of Cache Creek B.C., returned home to their property after being away for two weeks to find everything intact but with scorched earth metres from their backyard.

Fri, Jul 21:

The 108 Mile fire department comes to the rescue of pigs impacted by B.C. wildfires. Residents who were forced to flee because had to leave livestock behind.

It's a first for the Lake Country Fire Department.

A man and a woman have both been charged in a fatal shooting at Vancouver’s Savoy Hotel this winter.

Conditions are hot and tinder dry, with the fire danger rating high to extreme across most of the province. In Osoyoos, residents are on edge. Discarded cigarettes are believed to have ignited two small fires in populated areas this week. As Shelby Thom reports, the issue is being taken on by an unlikely champion.

CBC.ca
Oh, baby: BC wildfire evacuee families welcome newborns
CBC.ca
Ten tiny newborns have made the days a little brighter for families forced out of their homes by B.C.'s wildfire emergency this month. At least eight babies have been born to evacuee families in Prince George, and there have been another two or more ...and more »

Ten tiny newborns have made the days a little brighter for families forced out of their homes this month by B.C.’s wildfire emergency.

Tim Bogdachev first heard punk rock on a boombox in Siberia in the mid-1990s and, from that moment, was hooked. He's now bringing his own twist on the scene to Vancouver.

The girlfriend of a Prince George man who died in police custody this week says she won't stop until the officers involved are behind bars.

Randal Warnock said he was walking on Brown Island on B.C.'s central coast for about 15 minutes Monday when a bear suddenly appeared.

Exclusive video submitted to CKNW shows parts of the interaction between police and Dale Culver on July 18.

The Independent Investigations Office will not recommend charges against a Port Hardy RCMP officer who shot a knife-wielding man five times.