British Columbia news

The bulletin is in effect for the region's northeast, including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge, as well as the southeast, including Surrey and Langley.

Fall is just one week away and if you want to save your summer plants for next year, the folks at Gardenworks show you how to propagate them from simple cuttings.

With grey and rainy weather, it's once again time to dig into some comfort food.

From Pisco to Cachaça, Darryl Lamb from Legacy liquor shares his pick of the best South American spirits.

Taekwondo Canada is hosting the 2018 Canada Open at the Richmond Oval this weekend. Taekwondo Canada Vice President, Tony Cook, joins Jay to tell him more.

Ridge Meadows RCMP said it is too early to tell whether the crash was weather-related.

Meatballs on the menu in this week’s Saturday Chef. New Vancouver restaurant, Pepino’s, Food Director Mark Perrier is sharing his hearty recipe for spaghetti and meatballs.

Kevin Gordon is the founder of the “Driven Project”, offering free rides around Vancouver in his Lamborghini all in aid of Children’s Wish. Kevin joins Andrew Westerlund, a Children’s Wish Recipient, and Andrew’s mom to tell us more about his incredible initiative.

A Vancouver Island professor has created an Indigenous languages cheat-sheet to help communities in B.C. incorporate words and greetings into their vocabulary.

It's unclear whether Canadian officials will continue to actively look for the whale over the weekend.

The Ministry of Forests says a number of safety hazards remain for those in the affected areas.

Unlike cities like Paris, Buenos Aires or Rome, Vancouver is not known for its romance but one author is trying to change that.

Vancouver voters are grumpy and several metro-area mayors are stepping down rather than seeking re-election, Mike McDonald says.

NSR says it's yet another reminder of the importance of planning ahead and being prepared for conditions.

A team of scientists found the trove of species — some it believes may be previously undiscovered — in the Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Provincial Park, a rarely studied inland rainforest 115 kilometres east of Prince George, B.C.

Haida Gwaii residents are calling for big changes to ferry service. A reduced schedule and increased demand from tourists are leading some frustrated locals to avoid the ferry.

RCMP in Kamloops, B.C. say a man is dead after a shooting incident that involved police.

A Tsimshian and Haisla renter in B.C. who was prohibited from practising a First Nations cultural ceremony in her home has filed a human rights complaint against her landlord.

Police are still searching for a suspect in a frustrating investigation into a sextortion case involving a social media celebrity impostor and a 13-year-old girl.

A Delta man is taking to social media hoping to return some of the loot stolen by his cat. Paul Johnson reports.

A tip from the public led Vancouver police to some of the wigs destined for cancer patients that were stolen earlier this week. As Aaron McArthur reports, while the recovered wigs can no longer be used, there is a silver lining.

A thunderstorm cell that sat over Maple Ridge for several hours on Friday led to flooded streets and large accumulations of hail.

It's a big weekend in Vernon as the local BMX club hosts the last national qualifying race of the season.

Hundreds of riders from across Canada and the U.S. have descended on the Vernon BMX Club track for the last national qualifier races of the season. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.

An Okanagan-developed app called Tonit allows riders to connect with other users, as well as plan, track and share routes and experiences. Shay Galor reports.

About 30 residents of Camp Namegans have made the moved to a new location on provincial land, more are expected to join throughout the weekend.

"I've had Bella for 10 years, she's always been a good girl," the cat's owner said.

B.C.'s civilian police watchdog has been deployed to Kalmoops for an officer-involved shooting.

An RCMP news release said police received a report of a "suspicious and possibly impaired man" who was seen close to a camper trailer about three kilometres past the Rose Hill subdivision.

"It is very rare to see J16, her mom, without J50 so the probability she is alive is very low, but we are out here looking for her," said Paul Cottrell with the DFO.

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Officials in Canada and the U.S. continue to search for J50, even though one agency — the Center for Whale Research — declared the animal dead on Thursday.

Cops for Kids is an annual fundraiser for children in medical, physical or traumatic crisis. On Friday morning, under grey and cool skies, 34 cyclists and a six-person support team from the RCMP’s South East District left Kelowna, hoping to raise money for the charitable foundation. Klaudia van Emmerik reports.

With marijuana legalization just around the corner, post-secondary institutions across the country are developing policy around cannabis use on school property, including the Okanagan. Kimberly Davidson reports.

A group of healthcare leaders put their heads together in Kelowna on Friday to create a new vision of long-term care homes in the province. Shelby Thom reports

Election day may be more than a month away, but some communities in northern B.C. already know who will be leading them for the next four years.

Evicted residents of a tent city at a park in Saanich, B.C, gathered at another park Friday to rally against homelessness.

Social media was flooded with images of flooded roads and large hail on Friday, as the storm hit.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is renewing its public appeal for information on a dangerous man who’s wanted for first-degree murder. John Hua reports on why police say he’s extremely dangerous.

As the annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities wraps up, there are growing and sometimes conflicting calls for action on Metro Vancouver transit. Ted Chernecki reports.

Health officials have issued another wide-ranging warning about measles, including for people who attended a number of popular events. Nadia Stewart reports.

While some scientists have declared resident orca J50 dead, other officials aren’t ready to give on up her yet. Linda Aylesworth explains why.

Metro Vancouver was placed under a severe thunderstorm watch on Friday, as a storm cell swept into the eastern parts of the region. Viewers captured video of heavy rain and hail flooding some streets.

Pilots have always been the smooth-faced operators of the air, but a recent study from SFU debunked the myth that respirators need a hair free surface to work effectively.

It would mark the exit of the U.S. pipeline giant from Canada, having closed its sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Canadian government for about $4.5 billion.

The family was reported missing on Tuesday after failing to check in with relatives.

A cat is seen on camera returning home with clothes belonging from her North Delta neighbours. Shawn Bell set up a video camera to catch his cat Bella in the act after she began coming home with stolen clothing last summer.

Parkinson’s is usually considered to be an older person’s disease, but Larry Gifford was diagnosed at just 45 years old. In the last of our 3 part series, reporter Neetu Garcha looks at how Gifford manages his illness and what other patients need to know.

The warning, issued at 4:05 p.m. PT, covers Coquitlam and Maple Ridge.

Vision Vancouver will not be running a mayoral candidate in the upcoming municipal elections.