British Columbia news

It was truly a team effort, with six different Rockets contributing goals to the win.

“The forest conditions out there are extremely dry at this point; they really can’t get much drier."

Jonathan Cote said there are no official numbers yet, but he's already noticed a shift in traffic.

A 14-year-old girl was left shaken after she was allegedly grabbed by a man while walking near a Surrey school Wednesday morning.

Video captured from the Global 1 helicopter shows bridge traffic before and after the end of tolls. Can you see a difference in congestion?

English Canadians are not all speaking the same language, a new survey suggests.

B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said an independent technical review will be done on the George Massey Tunnel replacement.

Canadian tourists in the path of Hurricane Irma, the worst Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history, are desperately trying to secure last-minute flights or face the prospect of weathering the historic storm as it moves through the Caribbean.

Typically, the food bank receives 200,000 lbs of donated food every summer. However, this summer it has only collected half that amount.

Former B.C. athlete Mike Hamill has been left a paraplegic after a tragic boat accident involving a humpback whale. Hamill reflects on a lifetime of fitness, sport, celebrity and the journey back from injury.

Together with police, ICBC has begun a distracted driving campaign this month, which will include enhanced police enforcement and a radio and television advertising campaign.

West Shore RCMP said the teen has been located. 

First Nations leaders in British Columbia say they are hopeful the commitments being made towards reconciliation by the new provincial government will be different than the many disappointments of the past.

Make this twist on a grilled cheese sandwich at home.

Premier John Horgan and his cabinet are meeting with Indigenous leaders from across the province Wednesday with both sides optimistic about moving forward together.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design unveiled its pristine $122.6 million campus in Vancouver's east side Tuesday that leaves behind a gaping hole at one of city's top tourist destinations, Granville Island, where it had leased space since 1980.

“There is some end to it in sight, it is not going to be completely over with because the problem we are faced with is we are surrounded by fires."

He came to Canada 12 years ago as a refugee from Colombia, where his father was killed by guerilla forces.

A 60-year-old man is recovering after an errant bullet fired from an unknown area struck him in the lower leg while he was golfing near Ladysmith on Thursday.

That number is made up of 62 homes and 140 outbuildings. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signals he is open to compromise on his government's plan to tighten the small business tax regime but pledges to largely stay the course as he looks to collect more revenue from some of the wealthiest Canadians.

The provincial government will be providing an update on the future of the Massey Tunnel replacement project Wednesday afternoon.

The provincial government is putting the construction of a bridge to replace the George Massey tunnel on hold and launching an independent technical review to explore best options going forward.

Police say no arrests have been made and would not say what the possible motive might be for the alleged crimes.

A UBC nursing professor says it's especially important seniors and infants rest well during heat waves.

“It is for the safety of people coming into the fire who shouldn’t be but it is also for the safety of our own firefighting crews."

Mike Hamill’s life violently changed when his guided fishing boat collided with a humpback whale in Haida Gwaii.

The B.C. Coroners Service says two people have died as a result of a dump truck striking a number of cars near a construction site Tuesday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP say the dump truck's driver and a passenger in another vehicle were killed.

The SPCA says the cats — ranging in age from a year 14-years-old — were living in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and suffering from untreated medical conditions.

A driver in North Vancouver was issued a $196 ticket and six demerit points after she drove on to the sidewalk and hit a telephone pole on Capilano Road at Mt. Crown Road on Tuesday.

Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley can expect another smoky day, with changes coming towards the end of the week.

The pristine $122.6 million campus was unveiled Tuesday, with speculation about the future of Granville Island, the university's old site.

The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point to one per cent, triggering a jump in the loonie.

Thick smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia darkened the sky over Vancouver on Tuesday and prompted an air quality advisory. Footage by one photographer shows the sun blocked out by the smoke on Tuesday morning.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has got a lot of fans around the world but now he's had the chance to meet his hero.

The man at the centre of that trial, a Vancouverite who can only be referred to as B.G., didn't even have a lawyer.

Liberals are holding their national caucus meeting in Kelowna, B.C., this week, the site of an unexpected electoral breakthrough in 2015 — and where they might need another one in 2019.

Female doctors are warning that the Liberal government's proposed changes to the small business tax regime could force physicians to leave the profession.

One person suffered a broken ankle after a lifeboat capsized in English Bay Tuesday afternoon.

Fifty-six cats have been surrendered to the BC SPCA after they lived in unsanitary and overcrowded living conditions.

"We got a selfie with him that's pretty awesome," Kelowna resident Jacqueline Nybo said. "It's on Instagram already."

Ahead of Liberal caucus meetings in Kelowna, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent time meeting firefighters who have been working on historic floods and forest fires in the Okanagan. Trudeau took time to hike Kelowna’s Knox Mountain, stopping for anyone who asked for a photo with him. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.

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Wildfire smoke to stick around for Metro Vancouver
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It may be a new month, but the same old summer wildfire smoke has made a return to Metro Vancouver for the first full week of September, and it's expected to stick around for a few days. The thick, low-level smoke moved in from fires in the Interior on ...and more »

It may be a new month, but the same old summer wildfire smoke has made a return to Metro Vancouver for the first full week of September.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

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Vancouver Island Health Authority expects spike in childhood asthma hospitalizations
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The Vancouver Island Health Authority expects a spike in hospital visits in September due to childhood asthma. The health authority says there are a number of factors that contribute to this annual back to school surge, including children getting out ...

According to Asthma Canada, asthmatic children experience an annual spike in hospital visits in September and experts say this could be exacerbated this year by the wildfire smoke in many parts of the province.

A Vancouver dad took his kids to their first day of school on Tuesday by bus. If he had his way, they would be taking public transit without him.

The sky lit up at about 10:14 p.m. Then phone lines at police detachments did. Aaron McArthur has the latest on the huge fireball across southern B.C. last night.