BC News

B.C.'s amateur sport sector gets COVID-19 cash boost

Apr 6, 2020 10:38 AM Read more >

B.C. Ferries to screen passengers for COVID-19 as new regulations announced

Apr 6, 2020 7:05 AM Read more >

Three boats catch fire in Horseshoe Bay: West Vancouver Fire and Rescue

VANCOUVER — The West Vancouver fire department says three boats caught fire in Horseshoe Bay on Saturday. The department says in a tweet that with the help of a Vancouver Fire Rescue boat, it was able to quickly contain and extinguish the flames.

Apr 4, 2020 7:27 PM Read more >

B.C.'s health officer says decrease in COVID cases 'heartening'

VICTORIA — British Columbia's medical health officer says the province seems to be holding its own against COVID-19, which is why officials are so cautious about people returning from other areas of the world. Dr.

Apr 4, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

Sister of woman found dead last month is accused of first-degree murder

COQUITLAM, B.C. — A first-degree murder charge has been laid against the sister of a woman whose body was found in a Coquitlam, B.C., park last month.

Apr 4, 2020 10:27 AM Read more >

Delta police stop two people selling medical equipment at inflated prices

DELTA, B.C. — Police in Delta, B.C., say it was "troubling" to catch two people reselling boxes of respirators and surgical masks at highly inflated prices.

Apr 3, 2020 4:29 PM Read more >

RCMP finds no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by B.C. MLA Jinny Sims

VICTORIA — British Columbia's prosecution service says NDP legislature member Jinny Sims will not face charges following an RCMP investigation and the appointment of a special prosecutor last fall.

Apr 3, 2020 2:56 PM Read more >

Son faces murder charge in death of B.C. woman found in her home

SQUAMISH, B.C. — RCMP say the son of a woman found dead in her home earlier this week in Squamish, B.C., has been charged with second-degree murder.

Apr 3, 2020 2:39 PM Read more >

Vancouver needs help as it focuses COVID-19 response on Downtown Eastside: mayor

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says there are no confirmed outbreaks or clusters of COVID-19 in the city's Downtown Eastside, where many residents have underlying health conditions and face barriers to following social-isolation protocols.

Apr 3, 2020 2:05 PM Read more >

BC Ferries suspends service on some routes over COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER — BC Ferries is suspending service on certain routes and laying off hundreds of staff starting Saturday as the company deals with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 3, 2020 1:07 PM Read more >