British Columbia news

If you live on the South Coast, it's time to get the salt and shovel out of storage.

Mokua Gichuru said the Vancouver Swing Club wouldn't listen to 'a man's side of the story.'

The throne speech sets up the NDP government's first full budget, which will be introduced on Feb. 20.

A new session of B.C.'s legislature opened on Tuesday with a throne speech that highlighted the new NDP government's accomplishments in its first seven months in power.

Police say it's not like 62-year-old Thelma Vaughan to go missing.

Paige Moench was only 22 months old when she died from a rare and aggressive form of leukemia in August, 2013.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

The government begins a four-month period where the legislature will be sitting most weeks — and a number of important decisions are scheduled to be made.

"Surely the people of Surrey are entitled to have a clear voice yes or no and make a choice, that's our democratic way."

Chelene Knight noticed that a lot of the conversations around Black History Month were rooted in American history and she wanted to change the conversation to the contemporary black experience in Vancouver.

Quinn is a young dog with bad manners he will make a wonderful companion. If you’re interested in providing Quinn with a forever home, he’s at the Abbotsford SPCA.

Police say one of the drivers was travelling 187 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone in frigid weather conditions.

The East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, B.C. is cancelling dozens of surgeries this week due to a 'critical' shortage of anesthesiologists.

Registered Dietitian Diana Steele has ideas for helping men feel good each day.

ICBC was $1.3 billion in the red for the last financial year.

North Shore Rescue was called out more than a half-dozen times to assist people who got into trouble in the mountains on Family Day. As Jordan Armstrong reports, the latest operation saw them pluck a pair from an area with the ominous name.

The B.C. NDP is expected to unveil its new affordable child-care plan in Tuesday's speech from the throne. The plan will be bolstered by $153 million in federal government money that will be targeted at low-income and vulnerable families.

968,000 people skimped on necessities to pay for their medicine in 2016, researchers found.

The Alberta government is encouraging Canadians to weigh in on the British Columbia government's attempt to halt the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Mayor Josie Osborne says Tofino won't set a July 1 deadline to bring in local bylaws on legal cannabis sales in Canada's surfing capital.

Ralf Dauns gave up the corporate life to make soup in North Vancouver and has been doing so as The Soup Meister for 22 years.

More than 100 people are expected to rally outside the Vancouver constituency office of Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on Tuesday afternoon, to show their support for the 'Justice for Colten' movement.

Dozens of people rallied outside the Vancouver constituency office of Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on Tuesday afternoon, to show their support for the 'Justice for Colten' movement.

Planning to take Fido on holiday with you? Here's a few things to keep in mind.

The 32-year-old from Fort St. John, B.C., who survived two brushes with death on his road to the Games, finished 13th in long-track speedskating's 1,500 metres at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Four in five Canadians call Valentine's Day a "commercial enterprise," while nearly two-thirds call it "a waste of time and money."

A long-running rest stop north of Prince George, B.C. has collapsed after an early morning fire that closed Highway 97 for two hours.

A structure fire at an inn and restaurant has closed Highway 97 between Prince George and Dawson Creek.

BMO chief economist and managing director Doug Porter warns “the loonie has never met a financial sell-off it didn’t want to join. "

Seventeen years after Canada legalized medical marijuana, the corrections system is grappling with how to handle convicts who say they need pot for health reasons, a recent B.C. court judgment reveals.

North Shore Rescue volunteers camped overnight to stay near the pair.

North Shore Rescue volunteers camped overnight to stay near the pair.

Neither areas were part of the rollout of announcements the government made last week, heightening the belief they will be a centrepiece of the throne speech and subsequent budget.

As a new tax on Airbnb rentals in B.C. inches closer, there are concerns that the 11 per cent levy will make travellers choose tax-free vacation rental services.

More than one million British Columbians are sole caregivers to a family member in need — and many end up sacrificing their own health looking after a loved one.

Businesses touting cannabis-infused food and drink position themselves to snap up opportunities in what is expected to be an explosive market.

"We're getting a lot of people that are falling and they're sliding a long ways and that's how they're getting hurt."

"We're getting a lot of people that are falling and they're sliding a long ways and that's how they're getting hurt."

Craft beer production in B.C. has done so well, breweries are now being targeted for acquisition by large multinational companies. Some brewers are also worried marijuana sales could hurt their revenues.

In a column, Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Joel Connelly said "British Columbia seems to not be asking for too much, just a modest use of intelligence."

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Monday, February 12, 2018.

It's a boycott that has British Columbians seeing red... wine.

A Vancouver Island farmer is scrambling to save his crop, which is threatening to bloom too soon. Grace Ke reports.

Crews won't be able to reach one call for assistance until Tuesday morning.

'I think that is our busiest day to date,' said team leader Mike Danks.

Crews will attempt to complete helicopter rescue on Crown Mountain early Tuesday.

Activist Melody Ma "...soon we might not even have our mountain backdrop anymore."

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip said racism has been a deeply rooted issue in Saskatchewan for decades,

The Monday, February 12, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

A new proposed development on Vancouver’s False Creek is raising concerns about protecting Vancouver’s renowned “view corridors.”