British Columbia news

"Similar to the Okanagan Rail Trail, this purchase of rail corridor will provide numerous benefits to the North Okanagan and Columbia Shuswap areas."

A solid work ethic, brilliant sense of humour and family values defined actor Donnelly Rhodes, according to the people who worked closely with him in British Columbia's film and television industry.

A Surrey woman says she has received online threats because she shares the same name as someone facing multiple criminal charges.

B.C.'s real estate superintendent is headed to B.C. Supreme Court in a battle to establish the limits of his newly empowered office. Micheal Noseworthy is trying to force a real estate council he oversees to order a discipline hearing for a McBride real estate agent.

In B.C., 86 per cent of respondents report being either "very" or "somewhat" aware of the opioid issue, compared to the national average of 77 per cent.

A 36-year-old Alberta man is dead after an avalanche near Fernie, B.C. on Monday.

Steven Tufts, a labour expert from York University in Toronto, says fear that a higher minimum wage will hurt small businesses is out of line with potential benefits to the economy.

"Now my wife's a widow. That means I'm still dead."

The City of Vancouver is the densest city in Canada, but is far behind the global municipalities it's often compared to, according to a new study published Tuesday.

Ever wondered if something you saw was worth calling in to the police? The Kamloops RCMP says to listen to your instincts and call in any suspicious activity.

A man has now been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a man on the Stanley Park Seawall last February.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps originally supported a proposal to generate electricity and revenue by gasifying sewage biosolids along with kitchen scraps and other trash, but a recent workshop raised "red flags."

Traffic and transportation woes on Metro Vancouver's North Shore are getting provincial attention in the form of a project aimed at bringing the region's mayors and leaders together to tackle the issue.

Eileen Drever checks in with Handsome, a seven-year old mastiff who was rescued in an extremely emaciated state. The BC SPCA is investigating and will likely be recommending charges of animal cruelty against Handsome’s former owner.

Start 2018 in a healthy way and use Greek yogurt as a replacement for sour cream or mayonnaise.

Registered dietitian Diana Steele shows us how you can use greek yogurt as a replacement for sour cream or mayo to make your favourite dishes even healthier.

Tyler Anthony Lagimodiere has been charged with murder in the Stanley Park stabbing death of Lubomir Kunik.

Tyler Anthony Lagimodiere has been charged with murder in the Stanley Park stabbing death of Lubomir Kunik.

It was a tragic end to a day of snowmobiling fun with family and friends of a West Kelowna man. Police say the 39-year-old collapsed in medical distress Monday afternoon in a cabin in the Graystokes area east of Kelowna. “Sadly, despite the efforts of those performing CPR on scene the man was deemed deceased...

Avalanche Canada is warning backcountry users to be cautious as danger ratings reach high levels in B.C.'s southern Interior.

The 36-year-old man died in an avalanche Monday investigators believe was triggered by a group of backcountry skiers.

Victoria police are investigating after a 3-year-old child was pricked by a syringe at a business on Monday afternoon.

Donnelly Rhodes, a well-known Canadian TV actor whose career has spanned decades, died Monday at the age of 80.

The University of British Columbia's vice president of finance Andrew Simpson and operations has left his job.

BC Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge has refused to grant Jamie Bacon bail. He’s charged with one count of counselling the murder of an individual.. Bacon escaped first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in December in connection to the Surrey Six Murders in 2007.

A memo from the group that oversees the corporation is giving greater insight into how much money is passing through the province's casinos.

Const. Elizabeth Cucheran is charged with one count each of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

When you’re on vacation the last thing you want is to get in trouble for breaking a law without knowing it.

A group of five, led by Sebastien Toutant and Spencer O’Brien, will join 2014 Olympic bronze medallist Mark McMorris and 2016-17 X Games champion Max Parrot on Canada’s snowboard slopestyle team next month at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

An organization that oversees safety at B.C. rinks admits there are facilities employing workers who aren't certified to operate potentially dangerous ice-making equipment.

Former conservation officer Bryce Casavant is calling for changes to wildlife law enforcement agencies in the hopes of strengthening public trust in the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.

Jamie Bacon is currently behind bars facing one count of counselling the murder of an individual.

When Melody Ma saw neighbours protesting temporary modular housing in Marpole, she decided to speak out against what she sees as a predisposed stigma equating homelessness to criminality, which she says is ingrained in some Asian cultures.

Only until all that deserved publicity mounted did the company issue a real apology, which I think came too little too late.

The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show starts today in Las Vegas. Tech expert Mike Agerbo looks at the year’s top gadgets, including a laundry folding machine.

Kamloops RCMP are looking for the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a man on the Coquihalla Highway at the Highway 1 interchange on Jan. 7.

The Surrey RCMP officer charged in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Hudson Brooks in 2015 is expected in court Tuesday. Nadia Stewart reports.

Jamie Bacon is currently behind bars facing one count of counselling the murder of an individual. Bacon escaped first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in December in connection to the Surrey Six Murders in 2007. Today’s bail decision is expected before noon.

Life coach and personal trainer Dai Manuel gives us his tips to making healthy choices easier.

For a combined 15 days this year, Randy van Eyk and Shawn Wilson will stand trial in provincial court. The charge against them? Anchoring in False Creek without a permit.

Donnelly Rhodes, the star of many Canadian TV shows including 'Battlestar Galactica,' died on Monday at the age of 80.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge will reveal her decision today on whether to grant bail to Jamie Bacon.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge rules not to grant bail to Jamie Bacon.

The Red Scorpion leader will remain in jail while he awaits trial on a charge of counselling murder.

A suspect was arrested for murder weeks after Surrey woman San Li Sandy Liao disappeared last summer. But according to new documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court, members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation team released the man as they were unable to meet the charge approval standard.

The outbreak of spruce beetle infestation in north-central B.C. rose to record-breaking levels in 2017, and the latest government data shows no sign of the spread slowing.

It's not necessarily the roads in the backcountry that bother grizzly bears. Sometimes, it's the people on them.

The child was taken to hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries.

"The goats were out of the barn, we've been able to account for all of the goats, so there's been no animals injured at this point."

Vancouver ranks 13th among 30 international "peer cities" when it comes to density levels.