British Columbia news

Forecasters are urging people be on alert for flooding in the coming days and weeks due to rising temperatures and an above average snowpack in much of B.C.

Police are concerned there may be more child sexual assault victims in Kelowna.

TransLink has launched a customer education campaign to remind users to tap their Compass Card and not their wallet because soon card readers will detect credit cards and transit users could be wrongly charged.

The exact date of launch is still unknown but CEO Kevin Desmond said their goal is to be ready for “tourism season.”

It's a two-day, all-day sporting spectacle unfolding amid a costumed cocktail party in the stands, and all tied together by a top-level international rugby tournament. The Canada Sevens is back at BC Place Stadium this weekend.

A Manitoba man faces three counts of sexual assault on girls as young as 7-years-old.

Chef Doris Gnandt of Cobs shows us the perfect frittata to pair with hot cross buns to make a delicious spring brunch.

Right now, the sports centre consists of an indoor pool and an exercise room, with an outdoor rink nearby. But in coming years, it will become a 3,000-person capacity arena.

RCMP in the North Okanagan are concerned about a string of fires set at garages in Armstrong, B.C., this week.

Seven people were taken to hospital following a head-on collision in Vancouver on Friday morning.

Two people were taken to hospital with life threatening injuries and five more were hurt in a head-on collision in Vancouver Friday morning.

The search for a missing man at Sun Peaks is only getting bigger. It has been three weeks since 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka went missing after he left a house party.

A judge in Cranbrook has rejected a challenge of Canada’s polygamy laws launched by two B.C. men found guilty of having multiple wives.

There could soon be a new way to pay to ride Metro Vancouver transit. TransLink is looking at allowing you to tap your credit card or cell phone. As Jordan Armstrong tells us, the new system comes with a warning.

The upgrades include improved energy efficiency and handicap accessibility at the arena which was built in 1967.

Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal NDP, says he doesn’t see the pipeline dispute as a fight between two provinces, but instead points the finger at the federal government.

Kelowna jobless numbers dropped to 5.8 per cent in February from 6.5 per cent the previous month.

There was an outburst in a Yorkton courtroom after a former RCMP officer pleaded guilty to two sex assaults dating back nearly 30 years.

Justice Sheri Ann Donegan dismissed all arguments today that the charges should be stayed, including a claim that the prosecution was an abuse of process.

Police are investigating all three garage fires in Armstrong as arson.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the dispute between Alberta and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion isn't the first time provinces have disagreed on a project.

The jobless rate in British Columbia dropped one-tenth of a per cent since January, keeping pace with national numbers.

It's now been three weeks since anyone has seen Shtuka after the young Alberta man left a house party at the resort.

"And so once I knew that, I felt compelled to do something about it,” said Megan Owen-Evans.

"If somebody is asking you for money too early on, that's a red flag on many levels."

A judge has ruled against a constitutional challenge of Canada's polygamy laws brought by Winston Blackmore and James Oler.

The province has set rules on where smoking or vaping cannabis will be prohibited, but it has yet to make a decision on whether it will license marijuana consumption lounges.

The highway information service said a detour is available via Highway 1 or Highway 3.

A crash around midnight closed the highway; a travel advisory is still in place due to winter conditions and limited visibility.

DriveBC said they expect the highway to reopen at 7 a.m. PT Friday. A detour is available via Highway 1 or Highway 3.

"Helping addicts inject poison into their bodies is not a solution to the problem of addiction," UCP leader Jason Kenney said recently. But a mountain of research and rooms full of professionals will tell you that it is, in fact, part of a solution.

As Canadians’ thirst for fast internet grows, so does the amount we’re paying to stay connected. Now, home internet is about to get more expensive for many Canadians, sparking plenty of customer frustration.

A woman who says she was victimized by an alleged romantic fraudster is telling Global News how she lost tens of thousands of dollars. Jennifer Palma has her story.

A retired B.C. Government civil servant thinks the money generated by speeding tickets issued by red light cameras should go towards ICBC, not general revenue.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notely making a threat to turn off the tap on oil to BC — should the NDP government continue to block the expansion of the pipeline. Catherine Urquhart reports.

The alleged threat was fully investigated and deemed not valid, according to S/ Sgt Brad Swecera. 

The Westbank First Nation (WFN) is welcoming the entire community to enjoy amenities planned for a park at Quail Lane. 

The Westbank First Nation (WFN) is welcoming the entire community to enjoy amenities planned for a park at Quail Lane. 

A woman who worked as an "educator" at a group that taught people across Canada about how to evade paying taxes has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail after being convicted of tax evasion and counselling fraud.

A Vancouver-based bat conservation group is sounding the alarm that a disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North America could be headed to B.C.

"We know that there are areas on Vancouver Island like Nanaimo that want to have something similar,"

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Thursday, March 8, 2018.

Vancouver's first female city councillor, Helena Gutteridge, was honoured as part of International Women's Day. A plaza behind City Hall has been named after her.

Social media has exploded with concern over a threat made at Mount Boucherie Secondary School in West Kelowna.

Squire Barnes spent International Women’s Day with a pioneering Vancouver businesswoman who came to Canada virtually penniless.

An explosive boat fire in Port Coquitlam sent one woman to hospital. John Hua reports on how a passerby may have saved her life.

Our Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa runs down some of the changes to Canadians’ income tax filing for the 2017 tax year.

"I think it would be foolish of me to not advocate that every African-American, especially, and every American, should have a gun. If nothing else, you should be able to protect your person in public."

Canada issued an updated travel advisory on Thursday, warning that the U.S. embassy in Mexico City has issued a security alert advising Americans of a threat in Playa del Carmen.

Canada issued an updated travel advisory on Thursday, warning that the U.S. embassy in Mexico City has issued a security alert advising Americans of a threat in Playa del Carmen.