British Columbia news

Some Burnaby, B.C., residents are calling a free first-aid kit distributed by Kinder Morgan to thousands in their city insulting. Kinder Morgan says it has received positive feedback about them.

The alleged owners of a Richmond mansion allegedly used as an illegal gambling den are denying all claims and point out that, despite police investigations, they are not charged with any crimes.

Almost half of B.C.’s drivers experienced an incident last winter, according to a new BCAA survey.

As the search for 28-year-old Dominic Neron and his girlfriend Ashley Bourgeault continues, rescuers say worsening conditions such as limited visibility and altitude snow make a search from the air much more difficult.

Rising global tension, notably over North Korea, has prompted federal officials to review and in some cases revise a series of critical contingency plans, including one that involves the evacuation of the federal cabinet to a secure military base outside of Ottawa.

The Mayor of Port Coquitlam says 16 years in municipal government is enough.

The Okanagan Nation has unveiled a monument in Penticton, B.C., called Bringing Our Children Home to honour local residential school survivors.

Author Travis Lupick talks about his book and how Vancouver drug users have transformed the way the city deals with addiction.

Carl Couture has been missing since Oct. 31, when he was last seen on Grouse Mountain gearing up for a hike.

The sister of a missing Edmonton mother of three, who was the passenger of a small plane that vanished near Revelstoke on Saturday, says she knows in her heart that her sister is still alive.

Shelley Brown with Bromelin HR Consulting tells us how mounting sexual assault allegations in the news are affecting the way companies are holding their holiday parties.

Warner Bros. Television Group says it has terminated Andrew Kreisberg's employment, effective immediately.

Tim Shields, RCMP’s former chief spokesman in British Columbia, is charged with a single count of sexual assault.

Potentially a transformative technology, it’s up more than 1,000 per cent this year alone.

Crown has begun closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of retired RCMP Inspector Tim Shields, accused of sexually assaulting a civilian employee. Jordan Armstrong reports.

Neetu Garcha reports on Lilia Zaharieva, a 30-year-old UVIC student battling Pharmacare over medication needed to fight her cystic fibrosis.

Officials were called out to a residence in the 7000-block of 21st Street following reports of a suspicious man with a firearm.

People in Fernie still reeling from a deadly ammonia leak at the local arena are getting help from Calgary's NHL team.

The mother of a nine-year-old girl killed with her three-year-old cousin in a Coquitlam crash in April is suing the city, the transit authority and province to demand road safety improvements.

The mother of a nine-year-old girl killed with her three-year-old cousin in a Coquitlam crash in April is suing the city, the transit authority and province to demand road safety improvements.

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The Binners' Project is hoping to launch a cart-sharing pilot project where light and sturdy shopping carts would be available for short-term rentals.

Officers were called to Mini Basket Grocery near Prairie Avenue and Flint Street in Port Coquitlam Tuesday night.

The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. says bird injuries are on the rise, and it could be the result of this summer's wildfires.

The Whistler Film Festival opens on Wednesday and features a record number of films directed by women.

The East Kootenay town building an outdoor ice rink as it awaits the conclusion of several investigations into an ammonia leak that killed three men.

Brent Furdyk from TV Week has all the holiday specials to catch on TV.

The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting Wednesday after North Korea launched another ballistic missile, this one capable of reaching the US mainland. Global National’s Jackson Proskow has more details

Coquitlam police are investigating three different incidents of money found in public areas.

A report says there is no oversight on how mental health patients detained involuntarily are treated.

In hopes of injecting a little fun into the mucky but vital job of maintaining catch basins, the City of Vancouver launched a contest encouraging residents to "adopt" a catch basin.

Drivers can take Highway 11 or Highway 9 to Highway 1 as alternate routes.

The highway has re-opened to single-lane alternating traffic after a late night crash. Drivers can take Highway 11 or Highway 9 to Highway 1 as alternate routes.

The Okanagan Nation Alliance unveiled a monument Tuesday, dedicated to those in their community who survived residential schools.

A man with a metal detector has been ordered to stop digging holes in Okanagan parks, even though he is removing items like nails and bullets.

The plan calls for the city to add 72,000 new homes to the city over the next decade, including 45,000 new purpose built rental units.

Moore spent 10 years as mayor and six before that as a city councillor.

The New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

Vancouver has car-sharing and bike-sharing, so how about cart-sharing? As in shopping carts. A homeless advocacy group is floating the idea as a way to cut down on theft. Nadia Stewart explains how it would work.

The trend was led by crimes against South Asians, East and Southeast Asians.

The Okanagan Nation Alliance came together on Penticton Indian Band land Tuesday to unveil a monument placed at a spot where local children were taken away to Residential Schools. The sculptures are meant to acknowledge survivors and encourage continued resilience, culture and spirituality among the Syilx people. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.

Canada's top court is set to hear the case beginning Thursday.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, November 28, 2017.

A new tip led crews to the Norvan Falls area, but searchers found no trace of the missing hiker.

Thousands of dollars, hundreds of km, weeks away from home: the high cost of pregnancy in Fort Nelson, B.C.

Thousands of dollars, hundreds of kilometres, weeks away from home: the high cost of pregnancy in Fort Nelson, B.C.

Thousands of dollars, hundreds of km, weeks away from home: the high cost of pregnancy in Fort Nelson, B.C.

A lawyer for a retired RCMP inspector accused of sexually assaulting a civilian employee says the complainant consented to a relationship with his client.

"If [we] can contain ourselves through this then I'm pretty sure everybody else should be able to do that as well."

"I'm worried that all those folks that are homeless on the streets right now, they are going to remain there throughout the winter, and I just think that's unacceptable."