British Columbia news

The weather was cool in the Okanagan on Saturday, and the skies were much clearer than they were on Friday.

The dictionary holds more than 12,000 entries, but a linguist says they are still discovering new words.

Robert Grandjambe Jr. grew up learning to trap. It was his childhood dream to become a bushman.

"It's never easy to lose somebody suddenly... We're just taking it day by day."

The large compost facility in east Richmond is beginning to wind down operations, says Harvest Power, the facility's operator.

Bhaskar and Daksha Narsing of Daksha’s Gourmet Spices prepares butter chicken pizza.

A section of East 1st Avenue between Rupert Street and Nanaimo Street that had been partially closed is expected to open on Sunday. The road will fully reopen on Aug. 31.

Environment Canada has lifted its air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the western Fraser Valley after nearly a week of stagnant, smoke-filled air, but its forecast wasn't as positive for people closer to the wildfires burning in the Interior region.

The owner of an expensive rental home on Vancouver's west side said the woman who was renting it out did so without their knowledge.

Glaciers all over B.C. are melting. Some of these large glaciers can be found in the province’s northwest, in a region dubbed the Golden Triangle, known for its rich mineral deposits.

A daily update of wildfires burning in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Boundary regions of B.C.

The West Coast’s largest outdoor pet festival is returning to Yaletown. Pet-a-palooza organizers Lonnie Powell and Jordan Illingworth reveal more on what you can expect at this years ‘pet-tacular’ event.

Daksha and Bhaskar Narsing from Daksha’s Gourmet Spices share their mouth-watering recipe for butter chicken pizza.

Four piglets are safe in their home of Buck Ridge, B.C., after escaping their farm enclosure and taking an unusual journey.

Troubling new allegations have surfaced at two Aldergrove Subways, accused of withholding overtime and statutory holiday pay.

With the region being ensconced in smoke for much of the week, we asked those looking to replace Mayor Gregor Robertson what they would do to keep temperatures stable.

Richmond RCMP’s Organized Crime Unit is investigating a suspected synthetic drug lab in a home on the city’s west side.

A rare sighting of the endangered leatherback turtle off the B.C. coast is an opportunity to celebrate — but also to reflect on the danger of plastic waste in the oceans, a marine biologist says.

Dogs and cats in strollers? How can you not have an opinion?

A spokesperson for the One Ocean Expeditions tour company, said Saturday morning that the Akademik Ioffe had ``come afloat'' and that all its passengers were safe and being cared for.

James Fisher's marriage is in jeopardy, his decorated policing career tarnished. But "that was the price he ought to have known he would pay" when he took advantage of two young victims of the sex trade.

While the physical effects of wildfire smoke are less pronounced over long distances, that doesn't make it harmless.

The air quality health index reflects the severity of air pollution and how it might affect both the general population and at-risk populations — such as seniors, infants and people with heart or lung conditions in the short-term.

Crews were called out to the 11000-block of Kingfisher Drive Friday morning due to reports of smoke.

"Crews quickly knocked down the fire and where able to save half the structure and it’s contents."

Gas line work is almost complete on a busy stretch of East 1st Avenue in Vancouver that’s been shut down to traffic since early July but as Jill Bennett reports, not everyone is looking forward to the route reopening to vehicles.

Friends and family of a young Nanaimo father killed in a crash on the Malahat highway are coming together to support his widow and two month old baby daughter. Kylie Stanton reports.

Metro Vancouver said the amount of organics found in garbage has decreased 9 per cent between 2014 and 2016.

They're cautioning anyone who was there between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. on August 19.

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Residents in Northern B.C. are helping take care of pets and livestock displaced by wildfires burning across the region.

Bird watching is a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. and efforts are being made to grow the business in B.C. where there is a vast population of fowl. Linda Aylesworth reports.

Squire Barnes takes a look at the latest sensation at the PNE, the Action Sports Centre. This is where a new generation of heros show what they are made of on Skateboards and BMX bikes.

The federal minister responsible for organized crime reduction met with concerned Surrey, B.C., residents on Thursday, amid mounting criticism from anti-gang activists.

One man has been arrested and released and a van seized as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team probes the death of a woman whose body was found by the highway just outside of Boston Bar. Catherine Urquhart reports.

A quiet Coquitlam neighbourhood was rocked by gunfire early Friday morning and although police say the home fired at was targeted, there are children living in the basement. Nadia Stewart reports.

The Friday, August 24, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear going into the weekend: drinking any amount of alcohol is hazardous to your health.

The owner of a Vancouver home that is allegedly being run as an expensive flophouse says he had no idea dozens of people were allegedly paying rent to live in the single family home – until he learned about the situation on Global News. Jennifer Palma

"Because somebody who really cares is at a point in her life where she doesn't feel she has much longer to get answers."

Calls are being made for around-the-clock boat inspections to stop the spread of invasive mussels into B.C. waters.

A non-profit organization in Osoyoos is calling on the B.C. government to implement 24-hour mandatory inspections of recreational watercraft to combat the spread of invasive mussels.

B.C.'s wildfire season is now the third worst on record, as far as burned hectares are concerned.

A Surrey mom is speaking out after her three-year-old son literally slipped through the cracks at a Richmond trampoline park on Saturday.

For the past two weeks, air quality levels have fluctuated between moderate to severe.

The Snowbird RV Show is back at the Tradex September 20 - 23!

Emergency crews were called to a 7-Eleven store in Salmon Arm on Friday afternoon when a fire broke out. It’s not known how the fire started.

Firefighters were able to scoop Peanut the Chihuahua up and carry the pup to safety.

A B.C. man captured night time images of the Shovel Lake fire smoke and flames as it burns dangerously close to a community near Fort St. John. The following day, video shows the same area looking dramatically different.

With the Cool Creek wildfire listed as burning out of control, an evacuation order was issued, affecting Cathedral Lakes Lodge.