British Columbia news

For Jim Ryan, life changed in an instant when he was swimming on vacation in Maui two years ago.

The Q to Q ferry that connects downtown New Westminster to Queensborough will set sail for another season May 19.

It's your funeral — or it could be, if you win an unusual prize being offered at a Victoria Harbourcats baseball game this upcoming season.

The work will take two years, and could cause some commuter headaches at Granville Station.

The blaze turned one mobile home at the Valley View Mobile Home Park on Mabel Lake Road into a pile of smoldering ash and twisted metal.

Some Richmond mansions exceed 20,000 sq. ft. in size. The city's mayor wants them capped around 5,000 sq. ft.

The problems facing the city's market now have precedents dating back to its origins.

Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has decided that city councillor Hector Bremner cannot run on the party's ticket as a mayoral candidate.

Jim Ryan was a commercial pilot and air force veteran with a busy family when a freak accident in Hawaii changed his life forever. Lynn Colliar explains how Ryan’s accident has made him an advocate for people with physical challenges.

Canadian Scott Osborne facing 27 smuggling and gun charges after 19 handguns and 32 over-capacity magazines discovered hidden behind vehicle panelling.

Canadian Scott Osborne facing 27 smuggling and gun charges after 19 handguns and 32 over-capacity magazines discovered hidden behind vehicle panelling.

Dietitian Diana Steele explains the nutritional benefits of peanuts and shares some ways you can add them to your meals.

Dietitian Diana Steele explains the nutritional benefits of peanuts and shares some ways you can add them to your meals.

Sassy is currently under the care of the BC SPCA. She an 11-year-old Lab cross that was abandoned and is now waiting for her forever home at the Vancouver shelter.

The board of Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has rejected Hector Bremner's application to run for the party's mayoral nomination.

The board of Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has rejected Hector Bremner's application to run for the party's mayoral nomination.

Developing: Nanaimo police are on scene after shots were reportedly fired Tuesday morning at the Departure Bay ferry terminal.

A man was found critically injured after a shooting in the Guildford area this weekend.

Cats in B.C. will have one less reason to hide under the dresser when they sense they have an upcoming trip to the vet.

Witnesses are reporting a possible police shooting at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo. BC Ferries said a "police incident" delayed sailings temporarily.

A suspect in a car-jacking is dead after a police shooting at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo.

A suspect in a car-jacking is dead after a police-involved shooting at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo.

Witnesses report hearing multiple shots fired.

Police say the vehicle was stopped as the man disembarked from the ferry.

Canada Border Services Agency announced Tuesday that on March 23, 2018 they seized 19 handguns and 32 over capacity magazines from a U.S. traveler seeking entry to Canada at the Pacific Highway in BC. Officials say the guns were concealed behind vehicle panels.

Nova Scotia is the only other province in Canada to ban cat declawing.

Scott MacCallum Osborne is charged with 27 counts related to smuggling, illegal importation and possession of firearms.

The province says the new names will better reflect the historic and cultural significance of the parks as part of reconciliation efforts with Indigenous people.

Wally Buono shares his thoughts as he heads into his final season as head coach of the BC Lions.

Christophe Bonzon & Laure Wahli of Chez Christophe show us how to make delicious bonbons as a preview to The Gourmet Warehouse 6th annual Chocolate Challenge.

The B.C. government has dropped its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target, blaming the previous Liberal government for failing to do enough to meet the goal set in 2007.

Chief David Jimmie of the RBC Cup Host Committee and Barry Douglas of the host Chilliwack Chiefs explain the partnership that brought the championship to the Fraser Valley and how the Humboldt Broncos will be honoured at the tournament.

Chief David Jimmie of the RBC Cup Host Committee and Barry Douglas of the host Chilliwack Chiefs explain the partnership that brought the championship to the Fraser Valley and how the Humboldt Broncos will be honoured at the tournament.

Yihao Wang of West Vancouver will be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to excessive speeding in connection with a 2017 incident.

The Canadian Rental Housing Index released its report Tuesday, which finds renters among the middle-income earners are now feeling the “affordability squeeze.”

The Canadian Rental Housing Index, a report released by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, reveals that renters in small communities are experiencing the same challenges as those in cities.

The Canadian Rental Housing Index, a report released by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, finds that nearly 20 per cent of Canadians are spending more than half their income on housing.

Protesters are still at the Kinder Morgan site on Burnaby Mountain, hoping to stop the pipeline. But it seems the mood is starting to shift. Jordan Armstrong explains.

Around 70 homes in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are under an evacuation order, including residents of a mobile home park.

Fifteen businesses in the community will offer paper straws instead.

The Northwest Territories government says an Indigenous custom adoption approved for a B.C. couple who moved to the N.W.T. should never have been granted.

A former Vancouver resident who owns a tea farm near the Kilauea volcano says her small Hawaiian community has been traumatized since molten lava began spewing several days ago.

Ann McAfee grew up in the 50s and 60s, when Vancouver was an entirely different place from what it is today. It was “an unspectacular city in a spectacular setting,” she says.

Ann McAfee grew up in the 50s and 60s, when Vancouver was an entirely different place from what it is today. It was “an unspectacular city in a spectacular setting,” she says.

Ann McAfee grew up in the 50s and 60s, when Vancouver was an entirely different place from what it is today. It was “an unspectacular city in a spectacular setting,” she says.

Taylor MacKinnon is pregnant at 23 and blames Pfizer Canada. The pharmaceutical company recalled Alesse 21 and 28 birth control pills in December.

Taylor MacKinnon is pregnant at 23 and blames Pfizer Canada, whose Alesse 21 and 28 birth control pills were subject to a public advisory in December 2017.

The report shows Canada's energy sector will lose about $15.8-billion this year.

What is a fissure? Why are so many earthquakes occurring? We look at some of the science behind Hawaii's most recent volcanic activity.

Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for cellphone plans, but a new report argues there are good reasons for it.