New surgery wait time numbers released

The B.C. Anesthesiologists’ Society says surgical waiting lists have increased to more than 85,000 patients.

A Kelowna, B.C., man who flew a drone from a boat on Okanagan Lake during the McDougall Creek wildfire in 2023 has been convicted of interfering with firefighting efforts.

Canadian communities, small and large, have been expressing condolences and gestures of support this week, in the wake of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that killed eight victims, including six children.

The Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment has only five members. When the call came in on Tuesday for an active shooter at the high school, only two were on shift and they didn't hesitate.

Abel Mwansa’s father remembers his son as a bright, ambitious boy with a gentle spirit and a smile that lit up every room. The family, who moved to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., from Zambia in 2023, is now mourning the loss of a son, who his father says, always helped others.

But an organization that works with trans and gender-diverse individuals across Canada is concerned about some of the information being spread.

Northern Health says Tumbler Ridge Health Centre hours are being temporarily extended starting Friday until March 6 to help the community that's still grappling with the aftermath of a deadly shooting.

Mother remembers her daughter, one of eight mass shooting victims in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as a “blazing light in the darkness," full of laughter, fire and sunshine.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has delivered the sentence for Zain Wood who was convicted of offirst-degree murder in the stabbing of 22-year-old, Prince George, B.C., mother Isabelle Thomas in front of her two children in 2023.

The 89-year-old Pattullo Bridge between Surrey and New Westminster will be permanently closed to traffic on Saturday, according to TransLink.

Family members of a 34-year-old Quwut’sun Nation woman say they are scared for their missing loved one and frustrated with the police response to her disappearance.

This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.

This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.

This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.

Three days after one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canada's history, it's still unclear how the shooter, who had a history of mental illness, got hold of the two guns recovered at the crime scene.

When Jarbas Noronha learned that a shooting was unfolding outside his classroom at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, the mechanical shop teacher sprang into action. After ushering his students to a corner of the shop and barricading the door, he says he began to develop an escape plan, all while urging his students to remain calm.

BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community with host Michelle Eliot.

The wolf cull has been taking place in B.C. for about 10 years and hundreds of wolves are killed every winter in order to protect threatened caribou herds.

Just days after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, at least two online platforms say they have deleted accounts and content believed to be those of the shooter.

Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said.

The RCMP have provided few details so far about the firearms used in the shooting and how the shooter, identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, acquired them.

Tammy Oliver-McCurdie recalled the agony she felt when she learned a man disguised as a Mountie had fatally shot the entire family and 19 other people on April 18-19, 2020.

Mostly distributed in British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency warned that the oysters possibly have a 'microbial contamination' involving norovirus.

'This community will survive,' the community's MLA says as Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal leaders prepare to join a vigil to honour the victims of the shooting.

'This community will survive,' the community's MLA says as Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal leaders prepare to join a vigil to honour the victims of the shooting.

'This community will survive,' the community's MLA says as Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal leaders prepare to join a vigil to honour the victims of the shooting.

'This community will survive,' the community's MLA says as Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal leaders prepare to join a vigil to honour the victims of the shooting.

Carney travelled to the B.C. town along with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and the leaders of the federal opposition parties to mark one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history.

The number of candidates OneCity Vancouver will run is dependent on ongoing discussions with two other progressive municipal parties, COPE and the Green Party.

The Regional District of Nanaimo board (RDN) has reneged on a decision to advocate for a ban on raw log exports following feedback from wood manufacturing companies that said such a ban would put them out of business.