British Columbia news

News that Shaw Communications is doubling the internet speed for its top-tier customers in Western Canada at no additional cost signals an increasingly competitive market for data-hungry users, experts say.

West Fraser Announces Temporary Production Curtailments in British Columbia  Canada NewsWireVANCOUVER, Nov. 30, 2018 /CNW/ - Today West Fraser announced it will implement temporary production curtailments over the holiday period at four of its ...

Cpl. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announces second-degree murder charges laid in connection to the death of 34-year-old Nicole Hasselmann.

Desperate to stay alive and care for his family, an Abbotsford man is hoping more people will consider becoming living donors.

B.C.'s burgeoning distillery industry is serving up spirits with local ingredients that offer creative twists on Christmas cocktails.

Nicole Hasselmann, who was also known as Nicole Porciello, died after being thrown from a vehicle on the Barnet Highway on Nov. 16. 

Burnaby has the best flag in all of British Columbia  Burnaby NowBurnaby is finally number 1 – Burnaby's flag that is. Friday afternoon (today), CBC municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy announced that Burnaby's flag, ...

John Prpich and David Dubbin, who have been buying tickets together for the past 30 years, purchased the winning Lotto 6/49 ticket from the 7-Eleven on Bowen Road.

Government of Canada provides over $2.5 million to four British Columbia coastal communities to increase availability of maritime data  Canada NewsWireVICTORIA, Nov. 30, 2018 /CNW/ - Protecting the marine environment and all users of Canada's oceans and waterways is of paramount importance.

Employees fired two days after incident took place, but union grieves dismissal.

A charge of second-degree murder has been laid in the death of a 34-year-old Vancouver woman earlier this month.

The possibility of another strike by B.C.’s teachers when their contract expires next June cannot be discounted or minimized.

The emcee of the event said they are using a tongue-in-cheek approach to tackle a very serious problem.

Dr. Honn Kao from the Geological Survey of Canada explains what scientists are learning about the powerful earthquake that hit Anchorage Friday morning.

"The likelihood this was induced ... there's a very high correlation," said Honn Kao, seismology research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada.

Paul Dunscomb from Anchorage, Alaska describes what happened in the city when a shallow 7.0 earthquake hit the city of 300,000 people.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and environmental activist and scientist David Suzuki speak with CBC's Early Edition host Stephen Quinn about what the Canadian government is doing to reduce the impact of climate change and meeting climate targets.

A Calgary-based energy company is turning to the courts to gain access to sites it says are part of a “critical path” in constructing a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.

Questions are mounting in the northeast part of B.C. following 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Seismologist Mika McKinnon talks about the quake near Fort St. John.

Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and shattered roads Friday morning in Anchorage, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a warning.

People in Anchorage ran out of offices and sought shelter under desks as a 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocked buildings.

Tennis star Vasek Pospisil talks about his career and his growing involvement in music having penned dozens of songs in the past few years.

Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at some of the new movies hitting theatres this weekend, including “At Eternity’s Gate, Clara & Tiger”

Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at some of the new movies hitting theatres this weekend, including “At Eternity’s Gate, Clara & Tiger”

He may be cute, but inflatable Santa is one of the worst power-sucking offenders of the Christmas season.

Inquiries 'tend to cost a lot of money and lead to a report that's a few inches thick that sits on a shelf,' B.C. Premier John Horgan says.

Trudeau Shied Away from Democracy Reform. British Columbia Could Step Forward.  Sightline InstituteAs the trail of the Prime Minister's broken promises widens, Cascadia's Canadian province could make a game-changing play. Justin Trudeau British Columbia ...

British Columbia seeks bids for cleanup of mine polluting Alaska waters  Anchorage Daily NewsThe Tulsequah Chief mine in the Taku River drainage has been leaking acid runoff for decades.

Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced on Thursday that $9.5 million of the previously announced $167.4 million Whales Initiative will go toward an underwater listening station in Boundary Pass, near Saturna Island.

Last week, the council voted to support the project, eight to six, while also requiring the project to meet 25 legally binding environmental conditions, a statement from Squamish First Nation said.

Allowing city staff to be in charge of the website is the most extensive thing new mayor Neil Belenkie has planned at this point.

BC Hydro says more elaborate holiday displays have increased the province's power load from electronic decorations and lights by about 15 per cent since 2012.

A B.C. couple wants trapping rules changed after their puppy, Shasta, was killed in the Kootenays. Trappers say that's not the solution.

A B.C. couple wants trapping rules changed after their puppy, Shasta, was killed in the Kootenays. Trappers say that's not the solution.

Two firefighters in Vernon, B.C., are fighting to get their jobs back after being fired for having sex in the chief's office, in a case that pits an employee's right to privacy against the circumstances in which an employer can use surveillance cameras to spy on workers.

Two fire department employees in Vernon, B.C., are fighting to get their jobs back after being fired for having sex in the chief's office.

British Columbia's First Nations Prepare for a Fair Slice of the Gambling Revenue Pie in 2019  Casino ReportsNext year is set to bring more to the Indigenous tribes in British Columbia, as they will receive a portion of the gambling revenue generated.

The Burnaby flag was deemed the best in British Columbia  Vancouver Is AwesomeFriday afternoon, CBC municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy announced that the Burnaby flag, featuring a majestic eagle bordered by the Fraser River and ...

Oil and gas commission investigating quakes in northeast British Columbia  CTV NewsFORT ST. JOHN, B.C. -- The British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission is investigating a series of earthquakes that one expert says were very likely caused by ...

Vancouver staged a late game come-back attempt, but couldn't overcome Las Vegas.

"The Minister advised that any future crossing improvement option would not include a 10-lane bridge," reads the report to Richmond council.

The news comes a day after the a federal government report found the city's vacancy rate has declined since last year.

Bylaw officers helped contain man inside Okanagan Cosmetology Institute before RCMP arrived and arrested him.

You can now wear your transit pass — but supplies are limited.

"There [are] less people killed by wild animals up here than down south in the big cities by traffic," said one local.

Fentanyl strikes again, this time in Delta

The Global News investigation into links between the drug trade, money laundering and sky-high real estate in Metro Vancouver has led to a palatial home on the Lower Mainland that has to be seen to be believed. Sam Cooper reports.

The Yukon city of Whitehorse is still reeling from the grizzly attack that killed a teacher and her 10-month-old daughter. Sarah MacDonald reports.

Thousands of commuters were stranded buy an accident on the Ironworkers memorial bridge, not long after new measures were announced that were supposed to clear stalls and crashes quicker. Jordan Armstrong reports.