British Columbia news

The West Vancouver Memorial Library is running free workshops to teach people everything they need to know about deleting their Facebook profiles.

A pair of Metro Vancouver police officers who were held in Cuba for nearly a year over sexual assault allegations have returned to Canada.

RCMP say one person is dead and another seriously injured after a vehicle collided with a small semi-truck on the highway near Field, B.C., early Friday.

Belinda Ann Cameron was last seen at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the 800-block of Esquimalt Road on May 11, 2005. She was reported missing nearly a month later on June 4, 2005. Police and Crime Stoppers are asking for your help.

White Rock mayor Darryl Walker says the pier destroyed in a powerful storm in late December may not be repaired until the end of August.

The officers were detained over allegations that one of them had sexually assaulted a 17-year-old Ontario girl.

Canada Can't Do Much To Help British Columbia's Kristian Lee Baxter, Detained In Syria Over 1 Month Ago  HuffPost CanadaVANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who went to Syria seeking adventure has been detained in the war-ravaged country, and Canada's foreign ministry ...

"To be able to come down here today and purchase cannabis, to me, is history," said one of the people lined up outside Kitsilano's Evergreen Cannabis Society.

11 days in British Columbia  Hockey CanadaA by-the-numbers look at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, on and off the ice in Vancouver and Victoria. Jason La Rose. |. January 5, 2019. |. Favourite ...

Peter from GardenWorks demonstrates how to make your very own bird feeder.

Catherine Stewart, Chef de Cuisine at Tableau Bar Bistro, shares a recipe for a healthy winter salad.

Registered Dietician, Desiree Nielsen, shares the plan for week one of her ‘Eat More Plants Challenge’.

Ahead of its premiere at the Italian Film Festival, Jennifer Palma learns more about a new documentary, ‘V6A’, which sheds new light about the Downtown Eastside.

“People used to say, ‘I’d better jump in the market, it’s going to be higher next month, now they say, ‘I’d better sit back.’”

First-year engineering students are tasked with coming up with a conceptual design, which will then be handed to fourth-year students to turn into a full-size prototype.

Some highway maintenance crews are concerned not all commercial drivers are chaining up when required to.

With January here and the holidays in the rear view mirror, you may be looking for some healthy dinner alternatives.

Cowell leads UH to exhibition sweep of British Columbia | News, Sports, Jobs  Maui NewsKing Kekaulike High School graduate Colton Cowell had a match-high 10 kills to lead the third-ranked University of Hawaii men's volleyball team to a 25-17, 25.

While the endangered state of the southern resident killer whales received a lot of attention in 2018, the humpback whale population is seeing a resurgence.

Vancouver's first licensed private cannabis store opens its doors this weekend — but it hasn’t been an easy process to operate legally.

When Shelby Tate steps on to the Rogers Arena ice at the world juniors, the game is already over, but her job is just getting interesting.

Skier dies in avalanche near Pemberton, British Columbia  The Weather NetworkSaturday, January 5, 2019, 8:42 AM - A 42-year-old man from Squamish, B.C., has died after being caught in an avalanche near Pemberton on Thursday.

The family of a self-made millionaire in Vancouver who left millions to the person he thought was his son is suing the heir after a DNA test revealed the two aren't related.

Stanley Peters was last seen on Jan. 4, and his family is concerned about his health and well-being.

Stanley Peters was last seen on Jan. 4, and his family is concerned about his health and well-being.

Surrey RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing male. Stanley Peters was last seen at 11:00 am on January 4th, 2019 in the area of the Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey. He has not been seen or heard from since. Peters is described as a 58 year old Caucasian; male, 6’3’’, 250 lbs, with grey...

Hawaii volleyball sweeps British Columbia  Honolulu Star-AdvertiserSenior hitter Stijn van Tilburg put down nine kills and junior opposite Rado Parapunov added eight kills with three of Hawaii's eight aces as the Rainbow ...

Even as house prices dip or rise only modestly in 2019, home affordability will decline in most Canadian cities, according to a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada.

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are being held in China under a national security law that gives authorities almost unlimited power to accuse individuals of posing a threat to national security.

Canada Can't Do Much For B.C. 'Adventurer' Detained In Syria: Feds  HuffPost CanadaVANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who went to Syria seeking adventure has been detained in the war-ravaged country, and Canada's foreign ministry ...

The resort municipality says some people who visited Whistler.ca were redirected to different websites and personal information collected on the site may also have been compromised.

A 42 year old Squamish man was killed in snow slide near Pemberton on Friday. It comes as a warning was issued about an extreme avalanche danger in mountainous areas of both B.C. and Alberta. Catherine Urquhart has more on the life lost and the risk to others.

A scoreless overtime period forced a shootout that the Cougars won.

The resort municipality admitted that some personal information may have been exposed.

The Vancouver Park Board is vowing to track down whoever illegally topped and trimmed several tress at Spanish Banks. Jill Bennett reports.

Eight trees at Vancouver's Spanish Banks had their tops and some branches intentionally sawed off.

The provincial government is planning a detailed assessment of all tracks and bridges on the former E&N Line, which ran from Victoria to Courtenay and out to Port Alberni.

The government has been warning Canadians to avoid travelling to Syria since 2011 after the outbreak of a civil war.

Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.

RCMP continue to investigate a crash involving a semi pulling a trailer full of 239 pigs. The crash happened on Highway 3, east of Keremeos at 1 a.m. Friday. Dead, dying and distressed pigs were still among the wreck 14 hours after the crash. A warning, the video may be found disturbing to some viewers.

The pier suffered extensive damage in the Dec. 20 windstorm, deemed by BC Hydro as the worst in B.C.'s history.

The order was issued after a semi-truck carrying meat products crashed, leaking diesel from its fuel tank into the North Thompson River.

Police say more than 3,000 vehicles were checked in various roadblocks over three days.

Raymond James (RJF) Stake Decreased by BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp  Fairfield CurrentBRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lessened its stake in Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) by 58.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the ...

The NDP government has eliminated pharmacare deductibles for families earning less than $30,000 per year, and reduced the deductibles for others. Keith Baldrey has the details.

The mother of the man from Nanaimo, B.C., said he has not been in touch for more than a month and is pleading for help getting him home.

Police say a woman was able to escape her attacker after biting his hand and running away.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says 2018 saw the lowest home sales in nearly two decades. Sarah MacDonald explains what’s behind it, and what might be ahead for 2019.

Kenneth Haldane, 27, says his last memories of being assaulted by four men on the streets of Prince Rupert was being pushed to the ground and getting kicked all over. “Then, after that, it went dark,” he said.

Vancouver Assistant Fire Chief Sheldon Young said crews were called to reports of a dark, liquid-like substance.