Craft Gift Ideas

Jenna Herbut, co-founder of Make It, shares some handmade and craft gift ideas, that will make great holiday presents.

Concerns about excessive headlight brightness have bubbled up in B.C. in recent weeks, with Victoria and Vancouver city councils passing similar motions calling on Transport Canada to review national vehicle safety standards, including headlight brightness and truck hood height.

Jaime Castañeda was in the coastal Mexican city of Mazatlán on Sunday to identify the body of his 43-year-old brother. José Manuel Castañeda Hernández was working for Vancouver-based mining company Vizsla Silver Corp. when he was kidnapped last month, along with nine other employees.

The city of Grand Forks in the B.C. Interior has teamed up with a local doctor to help cover the costs of running a medical clinic. It's being done in an effort to attract more local physicians, an effort the city says is already working.

A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of disciplinary allegations and outcomes. Experts fear the revelations are just the “tip of the iceberg.”

A $13 million calculation error in a Vancouver land sale deal is just one of several issues raised in a new report that questions how the city deals with public land transactions.

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX, winning the second championship in franchise history. Seattle's victory denied New England what would have been a record seventh Super Bowl win.

Starting Monday, the roughly 1,100 residents of Cortes Island, off the eastern coast of north Vancouver Island, will be without a ferry until March 1.

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The Canadian mixed doubles curling team won't make the playoffs at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Organizers of winter competitions meant to embrace the cold of February are scrambling to adapt to double digit warmth in B.C.

Court records indicate Marcel Alvin Fontaine, 44, appeared before a Justice of the Peace on Saturday after he was taken into custody for allegedly breaching his release order.

When U.K. physician Stephen Osei-Osafo heard Canada was facing a doctor shortage, he said "sign me up." Since arriving in November, Osei-Osafo says he loves his new home and is happy to be "flying the flag for B.C."

Two years ago, New Denver, B.C., artist Petra Hekkenberg was forced to leave her home during the 2024 Slocan Lake Complex wildfires. She's since created a community map with the help of residents, showing where they evacuated during the fires.

The "con code," a set of unwritten rules among inmates, could be behind attacks behind bars. But advocates say Canadian courts have been reluctant to take the situation seriously.

Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s moving part of its long-term care system out of big institutions and into regular neighbourhood homes, a shift that comes amid a ballooning waitlist for long-term care as the number of seniors in B.C. grows.

Environmental groups and the Ktunaxa Nation are raising concerns over a proposed coal mine expansion in the Elk Valley, in B.C.'s southeastern Kootenay region, saying waste rock from mining operations has contaminated local waterways.

Sarah Fillier and Darryl Watt each had a goal and an assist for Canada in a 4-0 win over Switzerland to open the 2026 Olympic women's hockey tournament Saturday.

The hang-glider was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.

The hang-glider was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.

The paraglider was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.

A psychiatrist told an inquest B.C. needs a new mental health hospital, after a Prince Rupert man suspected of killing his family was released days before their deaths.

Q&A with The Early Edition: Two-time Juno Award winner Lovena B. Fox has deep family ties to Hogan's Alley, a vibrant neighbourhood and hub of culture in Vancouver, B.C. Fox was preparing to perform a one-woman concert on Feb. 6, celebrating Black History Month and the neighbourhood that was once the home for jazz, blues, and several Black-owned businesses.

The mayor of Princeton, B.C., in the southern Interior, says the province's decision to decommission a section of the historic Kettle Valley Railway Trail came out of nowhere.

Multiple Prince George-area athletes are competing in Italy. They're being driven by the support of their hometowns, and the memories of their biggest fans.

Four Prince George-area athletes are competing in Italy. They're being driven by the support of their hometowns, and the memories of their biggest fans.

Masood Masjoody, 45, a Burnaby resident whose disappearance is now being investigated by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), has a history of filing lawsuits in B.C. courts.

The Canadian snowboard team suffered another blow to its overall Olympic medal chances. Meryeta O’Dine will miss the Milano-Cortina Olympics with a fracture to an ankle bone, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Snowboard announced on Saturday.

Pari Mokradi arrived in Canada full of hopes and dreams. When he was unable to land a job after graduating, he started to feel invisible.

Four years after a devastating injury rendered her unable to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Vernon, B.C., skier Elena Gaskell is looking to redeem herself at the Milano-Cortina Games.