British Columbia

B.C. lab ordered to pay $32K for misgendering transgender, non-binary patients
British Columbia's human rights tribunal has ruled that a private laboratory provider must pay $32,000 in damages, along with other costs, for discriminating against transgender and non-binary patients. The tribunal found LifeLabs and its subsidiary Ex...
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'I've never ever experienced a wind like that': second major storm hits parts of B.C.
ZEBALLOS - The wind that blew outside Gerry Sullivan's bedroom in the Village of Zeballos on northwest Vancouver Island was enough to wake him up early Sunday morning. "It was just howling, and we had thunder, we had lightning," he said. Sullivan and h...
Nov 8, 2026
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B.C. soldier killed in base fire remembered as fearless globe-trotter
VANCOUVER - A 23-year-old Canadian soldier was remembered Sunday as a globe-trotting, sporty and car-loving man with an infectious sense of humour and a fearless love for life. Hundreds of military personnel, family and friends gathered at an armoury o...
Nov 8, 2026
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Woman on e-scooter dies after collision with transit bus in downtown
VANCOUVER - Police say a woman on an e-scooter died following a collision with a transit bus in downtown Vancouver. A release from Vancouver Police says the crash happened early Saturday when a man and a woman were riding an e-scooter on Seymour Street...
Nov 7, 2026
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North Vancouver woman rescued after being swept into fast-moving water in B.C. storm.
VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver woman is praising the quick actions of local firefighters for saving her life after she was swept down a fast-moving creek in the stormy weather that descended over parts of the province. Brittany Craig was attempting to ...
Nov 7, 2026
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Photographer's new book tells the stories behind Canada's war graves and monuments
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia author and photographer Len Wagg was on his day off 30 years ago when he discovered how powerful and poignant a war cemetery could be. Wagg was on assignment for the Halifax Chronicle Herald in Italy when he accepted an invitation...
Nov 7, 2026
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Avian flu detected in B.C. poultry flock for first time this season
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack. It's the first case among...
Nov 6, 2026
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Suspects charged in Surrey extortion shootings, including at Kap's Café
SURREY - British Columbia Mounties say two people have been arrested and charged in two separate extortion-related shootings in Surrey last year, including one that targeted Kap's Café, owned by Indian comedian Kapil Sharma. RCMP say B.C.'s extortion t...
Nov 6, 2026
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding
OTTAWA - The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on eight Canadian businesses for allegedly helping to evade sanctions on Iran's government. The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario...
Nov 6, 2026
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Police commandeer local ferry to rescue youth from river in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER - The rescue of a girl spotted struggling to stay afloat in the Fraser River this week involved an improvised rope and the commandeering of a local ferry. Police in New Westminster, B.C., say the rescue unfolded Wednesday, when witnesse...
Nov 6, 2026
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Driver who helped B.C. bus crash victims credits firefighter training
A man from Mackenzie, B.C., who was the first to respond to a crash that injured 20 people when a shuttle bus careened off the highway said he is grateful he was in the wrong place at the right time. Rich Rogers was driving along Highway 39 with his wi...
Nov 6, 2026
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Doerkson's a fan of Carney's budget, but it may not work as a template for B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate Lorne Doerkson is a fan of this week's federal budget, but two economists caution that it may not be easily emulated provincially. Marc Lee, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
Nov 6, 2026
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B.C. storm season pours in with state of local emergency, evacuations
The first major weather system of British Columbia's storm season has set off a state of local emergency and evacuations on northern Vancouver Island, as forecasters warned that more drenching rain is on the way. Parts of Vancouver Island could receive...
Nov 6, 2026
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Hunter missing for several days in B.C. Interior found dead near Merritt
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A hunter missing in the backcountry of British Columbia's southern Interior for several days has been found dead. RCMP in Vernon, B.C., say the 57-year-old man was reported missing Monday morning after he failed to r...
Nov 6, 2026
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B.C. woman sentenced to 13 years for assault, kidnapping and sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a child sex trafficking case in British Columbia has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Jennifer Stephens has also been ordered to provide a DNA sa...
Nov 5, 2026
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From forestry to food banks, what's in Budget 2026 for British Columbia?
The federal budget handed down on Thursday includes funding pledges that are expected to benefit British Columbia. Here's a look at some of them. FORESTRY BOOST The budget is proposing $6.5 billion in funding to support the forestry sector nationally o...
Nov 5, 2026
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Doerkson backs budget, hopes for big cut of forestry funds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming Conservative premier Lorne Doerkson is all-in on the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government, praising billions of dollars in financial support for the struggling forestry sector. Doerkson...
Nov 5, 2026
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Security guard seriously hurt in stabbing outside Surrey, B.C., amusement centre
SURREY - A Surrey, B.C., security guard is in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times outside an amusement centre. Police say they were called to the parking lot of the Central City Fun Park on 124 Street at 3:38 a.m. Thursday. They say a ...
Nov 5, 2026
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A list of fatal bear attacks in B.C., after mother and daughter killed in Bella Coola
Deadly bear attacks in British Columbia are rare, but there have been at least 10 fatalities since the 1990s, including this week's attack that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter in Bella Coola. 1994 Four-year-old Ian Dunbar is killed in a bea...
Nov 5, 2026
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Lack of cell service complicated B.C. bus crash response
MACKENZIE - Communications problems along Highway 39, which may have complicated the emergency response to a bus crash that injured 20 on Wednesday, are a familiar issue for northern residents, the provincial legislator for Mackenzie, B.C., said. Kiel ...
Nov 5, 2026
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Police escorting students to school after B.C. bear attack that killed two
BELLA COOLA - The Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola, B.C., said additional Mounties have been brought into the region to escort students to school after a fatal bear attack killed a mother and daughter in the community. It said in a social media post that p...
Nov 5, 2026
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'Bag of nerves': Elections BC begins final count, with some ridings still in balance
It may be almost two weeks since British Columbia's election resulted in a landslide win for the B.C. Conservatives, but it's still a tense time for a handful of candidates. New Democrat legislator Stephanie Higginson will be among those watching clos...
Nov 5, 2026
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Up to 120 mm of rain expected in B.C. 'atmospheric river' weather system
PORT ALBERNI - A potent storm is set to lash British Columbia's coast, part of an atmospheric river system, with up to 120 millimetres of rain forecasted in some areas. Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level rainfall warning for western, northern...
Nov 5, 2026
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B.C. premier-designate Doerkson doesn't see quick end to trade war post U.S. midterms
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming premier says he doesn't see a quick end to the trade war with the United States despite significant election losses by Republicans under President Donald Trump. Lorne Doerkson made the comments Wednesday after the...
Nov 4, 2026
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