British Columbia news

Police in Victoria are looking for a thief who stole a treasured coat from the arms of a visually impaired man.

Vancouver police confirmed that a report was made of a woman having liquid thrown on her outside the courthouse.

It might be September but we are talking Oktoberfest. Bells and Whistles Executive Chef, Alessandro Vianello, shares his recipe for a delicious pork schnitzel sandwich.

A new elementary school with a focus on learning outdoors has opened its doors in Salmon Arm, B.C., and parents are scrambling to sign up.

Victoria police are pleading for the return of a specialty piece of optical equipment that was allegedly stolen from a visually impaired man on Saturday. 

She’s a star chef, former Olympian and BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee and now Diane Clement is being honoured yet again by the Les Dames d’Escoffier; as a culinary icon. She’s in the kitchen sharing her recipe for some delicious tapas.

From a tooth in a day to 3-D printing, Periodontist Dr. Bobbi Brown explains what the future of dentistry holds.

Step into any Asian grocery store or bakery as Mid-Autumn Festival approaches and you'll see all sorts of mooncakes — dense pastries that serve as the culinary centrepiece of the traditional family feast.

The Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre said it was notified around 2 p.m. Friday that a small private aircraft with two people aboard was overdue.

Weather conditions are hindering the search for a small, home-built plane that disappeared without a trace during a Friday afternoon flight from Edmonton, Alta., to Chilliwack, B.C.

'We see a lot of kids with neck pains, shoulder pains, headaches, and the backpacks are certainly contributing to this in a significant way,” physiotherapist says.

'We see a lot of kids with neck pains, shoulder pains, headaches, and the backpacks are certainly contributing to this in a significant way,” physiotherapist says.

Antonio Ramunno knew he shouldn’t have been out on his motorcycle, but it was such a beautiful night. He was just ‘pissing around’, doing stuff he knew he shouldn’t be.

Ghost nets kill millions of sea creatures worldwide and this B.C. example on the Fraser River highlights a largely unseen global problem. Roughly 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is estimated lost or dumped into the world's oceans each year.

Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh will run in an upcoming byelection in British Columbia.

Artificial trans fats will be off Canadian plates for good, as the final step to ban them in Canada took effect Monday. Researchers believe a ban could prevent up to 12,000 heart attacks in Canada over 20 years.

A man has been charged in the death of a Belgian tourist that was travelling in British Columbia.

The intense thunderstorm that swept through Maple Ridge on Friday caused major damage to a local homeless tent and a daycare centre. Julia Foy reports.

A pair of hikers had to be rescued from the North Shore mountains after spending the night in the backcountry. As Nadia Stewart reports they were unprepared and unaware of the risks they were facing.

The IIO has been called in after an officer involved shooting in Kamloops that left one man dead. Kristen Robinson reports.

Bear warnings are up across many parts of the Whistler Alpine as more people report encountering grizzlies. As Jill Bennett reports, four hikers in the area had a frightening confrontation with one on Friday.

Among First Nations, basket weavers have always been held in high regard. Now the baskets are gaining more notice than just being functional works of art.

A family services facility on Dewdney Trunk Road was hit hard by flooding brought on by Friday's abrupt thunderstorm.

Dozens of people, including Environment Minister Catherine McKenna gathered on Ionia Beach on Saturday for the 25th annual Great Canadian Shore cleanup.

A dozen judges are looking for B.C.’s best wine. More than 700 wines from approximately 100 wineries are being rated for the inaugural B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards.

This year's B.C. wildfires affected not only people, but thousands of livestock as well. Horses, sheep, cows, goats and more are still being sheltered in fairgrounds and friends’ barns throughout the Bulkley Valley in the northwest central interior of B.C.

Vancouver Police have arrested a man after he allegedly drove across the border into Canada from the United States without stopping.

The small private plane was carrying two people en route from Edmonton to Chilliwack, B.C.

Police say the incident happened just after 9:45 p.m. while another woman was taking a shower.

The pair only meant to do a relatively easy hike to a popular waterfall in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, but ended up hiking up a mountain after getting lost.

A man has been charged with murder in connection to the Belgian tourist who was killed while hitchhiking in B.C. last month.

Aviation crews from B.C. are searching for possible survivors after a private plane headed from Edmonton to Chilliwack was reported missing Friday afternoon.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has called off the active search for a sick killer whale that garnered international attention.

The truck made it all the way from the U.S. border to West 10th Avenue and Alma Street before crashing.