British Columbia news

The parents of a Victoria teen who died Friday from an accidental overdose say they felt trapped by a medical system that didn't give them a say in their son's painkiller prescriptions.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corp. has been fined $900,000 for leaking effluent into British Columbia's Williston Lake.

B.C.-based social media analyst Nick Chernoff says that as technology changes, it's important to speak to your children about their digital resumé.

13 per cent of teenagers lag behind when it comes to financial literacy.

An Albertan man driving a snowmobile on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke B.C. has died after two snowmobiles collided, RCMP said.

The Vancouver Park Board says Sunset Beach Park will need ‘major rehabilitation’ following this year’s 4/20 event. Nadia Stewart reports.

The report takes a look at which schools have improved or fallen behind by looking at how students performed in key areas including reading, writing, and math.

Paul Jaras will represent Canada at the 2019 FTD World Cup, a weeklong event in Philadelphia that will pit him against dozens of the world's best floral artists.

Two snowmobilers were heading down the mountain when one crossed in front of the other's path and the pair collided.

Vancouver Park Board says the park will remain closed for up to 10 weeks as staff cleans up the area.

If you’re an art connoisseur, there’s an alley tucked behind a row of businesses near 72 Avenue and King George Boulevard in Surrey that you might want to check out.

Paul Natrall from Mr Bannock shows you how you can get the whole family cooking with a delicious Bannock recipe

Peter from gardenworks shares some top tips for planting your own vegetable garden.

We celebrate International Astronomy Day with Scott McGillivray from the the RASC and the latest news from space.

Sommelier Sean Nelson shares some top food and wine pairings to celebrate BC Wine month.

Struggle with sleep? Kaitlyn Herbst finds out how picking the right pillow could help you get a good nights rest.

Clean-up crews spent the night trying to clean up Sunset Beach in Vancouver after 4/20 celebrations left a 'muddy, soggy' mess, according to a park board official.

Clean-up crews spent the night trying to clean up Sunset Beach in Vancouver after 4/20 celebrations left a 'muddy, soggy' mess, according to a park board official.

Evacuation orders have been issued for residents in parts of the Okanagan.

Two years after a 73-year-old woman and her 39-year-old son were killed during an RCMP standoff in northwestern B.C, there are few answers as to what led to them being shot outside their home in a small village of around 300 people.

A Vancouver family lawyer has criticized a proposed bill that would allow ICBC, the provincial insurer, to cancel the driver's licence of a "deadbeat" parent behind in their child or spousal payments.

Officials in the southern Okanagan are bracing for "biblical" flooding as a higher-than-usual snowpack begins to melt, prompting residents to flee from their homes.

Flooding has forced Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen to order the evacuation of 33 properties Saturday, north of Oliver, B.C., in the second evacuation order in 24 hours.

Flooding has forced Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen to order the evacuation of 33 properties Saturday, north of Oliver in the second evacuation order in 24 hours.

Vancouver's recycling contamination rate is one of the lowest in the country, at 4.6 per cent, but residents still struggle to recycle plastic bags.

The Greenway is a plan for a walking, biking and — in the future — electric streetcar path from False Creek to the Fraser River, passing through eight different neighbourhood park and community spaces.

In reaction to the tragedy that left three men at the Fernie Memorial Arena, WorkSafeBC has issued over 1.000 safety compliance orders at provincial rinks.

A unanimous vote by Vancouver's city council has renewed hopes that the requirement of national citizenship to vote in municipal elections is about to change.

Tesla is beset by production problems, it is swimming in debt, its bonds are near junk status, its stock has more people betting against it than any other major company. But there are still good reasons to believe in the world's best known electric car maker.

The order was issued by the Osoyoos Indian Band chief and council on Friday night.

The change ensures a "level playing field" for all lobbyists, said David Eby.

The flood watch continues as the temperatures in the Okanagan are forecast to warm up into the weekend, a factor that will speed up snow melt in the mountains. 

A man riding a skateboard has died after a collision with a semi-truck on Boyd Street near New Westminster’s Queensborough Bridge on Friday afternoon.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, April 20, 2018.

An Indigenous health and social service society in Northern B.C. says the film Indian Horse tells an important story. That story, however, may be traumatic for residential school survivors to re-live.

Previously, 70 Canadian business groups, including the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and the Business Council of B.C., signed an open letter to the federal government, backing the pipeline expansion.

Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave. Health Canada says a controversial therapy used by a Vancouver Island naturopath is not approved, and it’s launching an investigation.

The Friday, April 20, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

Global’s Sonia Deol goes behind the scenes at the mammoth preparations for this year’s Vaisakhi parade in Surrey, which is expected to draw nearly 500,000 people.

"This bear family is nearing a tipping point in their lives and they need your help."

Marijuana advocates and fans gathered by the thousands in Vancouver, just months before what they’ve been pressing for is expected to become a reality. Jill Bennett reports.

More voices are weighing in on UBC’s offer to pay some of the costs of extending the expansion of the SkyTrain Millennium Line all the way to the university. Ted Chernecki reports.

And 19 people made more than $200,000 — that's up from 16 in the previous year.

The end of an era in Langley, as “Willowbrook Lanes” counts down to its final days. Jennifer Palma has the story.

"We're asking if anyone who did witness this who hasn't spoken to us to give us a call," said a police spokesperson.

The ruling means 24-hour prohibitions handed out anywhere except at the roadside would be considered invalid.

The man accused of attacking two students at an Abbotsford high school, killing one of them, has been found unfit to stand trial. Nadia Stewart tells us what happens now.

"I'd encourage everyone to do First Aid," he said.

It's a refrain we've heard again and again: media is dying. But is it true?

Thousands of people gathered at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach to light up at the 24th annual celebration of cannabis culture. This is expected to be the last 4/20 event before marijuana is legalized in Canada.