British Columbia news

A Vancouver arts centre losing its old home is gaining a tricked-out new one, thanks to a $7-million injection from the federal government.

Starting May 15 Granville Island is eliminating all tour bus parking and introducing annual fees for buses that want to drive onto the island.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says if British Columbia wants to keep gasoline prices low it should stop opposing the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion.

The provincial government is paving the way for liquid natural gas projects in B.C. after Premier John Horgan announced on Thursday that tax breaks will be made available for a potential $40 billion LNG terminal in Kitimat.

"Basically, if you live near the waterfront, within 75 years or so, your homes will probably be starting to flood."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to exonerate six B.C. First Nations chiefs accused of murdering white colonists more than 150 years ago in pre-Confederation British Columbia.

The first wildfire of the year has been confirmed two kilometres away from Lytton, B.C.

The former bookkeeper of a large garden supply company in Surrey has been charged with fraud and theft for allegedly siphoning off more than $200,000 of the business's money.

Police believe the shooting was targeted.

B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has no intention of upsetting the apple cart, no matter what the minority NDP government does, Jon McComb says.

A North Okanagan community has issued a state of local emergency after a night of heavy rain and flooding.

Video of federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May being taken away by RCMP officers after defying a court order outside of Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Mountain facility.

Reporter Jordan Armstrong reports live from the anti-pipeline protest on Burnaby Mountain at the time of Green Party leader Elizabeth May’s arrest.

A vital artery into downtown Vancouver will close to traffic at 9 p.m. Friday to prepare for the weekend-long 2018 Juno Award celebrations.

Burnaby South NDP MP Kennedy Stewart speaks with Global News about why he is protesting at the Kinder Morgan tank farm.

Burnaby South NDP MP Kennedy Stewart speaks with Global News about why he is protesting at the Kinder Morgan tank farm.

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP and Green Party leader Elizabeth May, and Burnaby South NDP MP Kennedy Stewart joined several dozen protesters and marched to the gate of the Kinder Morgan tank farm.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May was arrested at the Kinder Morgan facility on Burnaby Mountain Friday morning after defying a court injunction that banned protesters from disrupting construction work at both Trans Mountain terminals.

Two Members of Parliament were arrested at the Kinder Morgan facility on Burnaby Mountain after defying a court injunction on Friday.

RCMP say a yellow cube van that was found in a ditch along Highway 6 near Lumby, B.C., this week contained a mobile drug lab. The suspect allegedly bear-sprayed a Good Samaritan and stole his truck to get away.

Rachel Notley accused Horgan's government of environmental hypocrisy.

Sailings from Horseshoe Bay to Vancouver Island were cancelled Friday morning due to high winds

"She sacrificed herself to ensure the safety of her child," said a GoFundMe page.

A years long trade dispute with the U.S. over certain paper products is coming to an end in Canada's favour. American tariffs on Canadian supercalendered paper are now in the process of being dropped, along with a complaint alleging unfair Canadian subsidies.

Police have arrested a man in connection to the recent assault of a 29-year-old man with autism at a bus terminal in Mississauga. They are still looking for two other suspects in the case.

Police said 21-year-old Parmvir Singh Chahil was arrested in Windsor and charged with one count of aggravated assault.

Police said 21-year-old Parmvir Singh Chahil was arrested in Windsor and charged with one count of aggravated assault.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart say they plan to violate a court order to stay off certain Kinder Morgan sites.

Two federal politicians, including Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, have been arrested at a protest against Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Burnaby, B.C.

Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says word that the B.C. government is offering tax incentives for liquefied natural gas projects doesn't make sense.

Following B.C.’s worst wildfire season on record, the provincial government is bringing in tougher penalties for off-road vehicles, in an effort to reduce future wildfire risks

Tensions ran high in Calgary on Friday morning, as pro and anti-pipeline protesters clashed at a couple of locations within the city. 

The tax targets cars in different price tiers, beginning at $55,000. Most electric vehicles are prices well above that.

Former BC Lions great Jamie Taras joins us to talk about the team’s upcoming Orange Helmet Awards night, which supports and celebrates local amateur football.

Meet the Canadian pig who has become a social media sensation for his globetrotting vacation photos.

Movie critic Dana Gee is reviewing the Friday film releases including action film ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’, Steven Soderbergh’s psychological thriller ‘Unsane’ and the animated film ‘Sherlock Gnomes’.

The Miyazaki House, a heritage home turned tourism and community gathering place, had a front railing kicked out and sustained damage to four of the supporting posts for the building.

Vancouver is rolling out the red carpet – literally – by closing the Georgia Viaduct at 7pm tonight to accommodate the Juno Awards this weekend. Jordan Armstrong reports.

Before last year’s Juno Awards, federal government terrorism analysts distributed a threat assessment report warning that, with its crowds and high-profile attendees, the event could be a target.

Colin Martin, who the U.S. accused of being the kingpin in a cross-border drug smuggling operation that left three people dead, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges.

The cost of living went up at a 2.2 per cent annual pace in February, its highest level since 2014, mainly because of a sharp increase in the price of energy.

British Columbians preparing for the imminent legalization of recreational cannabis may want to look to Colorado, where four years of legal weed have come with a dramatic increase in criminal cannabis operations, according to law enforcement officials.

Vancouver music venue the Cobalt Cabaret on Main Street has stopped booking shows past April 30, fearing that the business will be forced to close if the building's owner fails to complete renovations required by the city of Vancouver.

The sold-out taping at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre also featured Jann Arden, Ivan Decker, k-os, Lights and more.

When groups representing everything from industrial development to the protection of birds began discussions six years ago on the future of Vancouver’s waterfront, the strangest thing happened — they found some common ground.

A former RCMP Superintendent has made a number of recommendations, which the IIO says will be implemented.

Following heavy rains, works crews have shut down a portion of Gellatly Road in West Kelowna near Okanagan Lake.

"It was inevitable from that point, from the election at least, that this was going to happen."

Ay Lelum — or the Good House of Design — is a family-run clothing business from Nanaimo that brings traditional Coast Salish designs to ready-wear clothing largely made of organic and recycled fabrics. Their pieces were on display Wednesday at Vancouver Fashion Week Fall/Winter.

The Kelowna Rockets lost 5-0 to the Tri-City Americans Thursday night in game one of their best of seven series. Goalie Patrick Dea credited with the shut-out for the Americans.