Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

BC News

'Fix it': B.C. articling students say they're underpaid and overworked

'Fix it': B.C. articling students say they're underpaid and overworked

"The work environments could be cutthroat and demeaning," said one articling student.
Multiple birds of prey found dead near Pemberton in the last year

Multiple birds of prey found dead near Pemberton in the last year

Slow-acting rodent poison could be the cause, says BC SPCA
B.C. second only to Ontario to report more hate crimes in 2020

B.C. second only to Ontario to report more hate crimes in 2020

Hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity nearly doubled in year one of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health authority warns of high arsenic levels in the water in a B.C. school

Vancouver Coastal Health says testing of the drinking water at a school in Powell River, B.C., has found levels of arsenic above the maximum acceptable concentration for consumption.
B.C. reports two more deaths, hospitalizations inch up

B.C. reports two more deaths, hospitalizations inch up

VICTORIA — Two more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,983 since the pandemic began.
Sechelt man gets probation for stealing turtle from Science World

Sechelt man gets probation for stealing turtle from Science World

Zoomer the turtle had been at Science World for more than 20 years. Court heard William Edward Richardson "believed the cage was too small."
Q&A: Canadian TikTok influencer on #VanLife with her dog

Q&A: Canadian TikTok influencer on #VanLife with her dog

Emily Inson — online as @thealmostvanlife — lives in her van and shares her ups and downs along the way.
Why won't Facebook take down sexy post targeting 13 year olds for 'group chat,' asks Coquitlam mayor

Why won't Facebook take down sexy post targeting 13 year olds for 'group chat,' asks Coquitlam mayor

Too slow to act, Richard Stewart claims after the social media giant declines to immediately remove alluring profile offering teens the chance to 'date' and 'meet girls.'
How one Vancouver company got its product into this year's Oscar swag bags

How one Vancouver company got its product into this year's Oscar swag bags

The value of this year's swag bag for Oscar nominees is US$100,000.
Video: shíshálh Nation members hold ceremony for dead fin whale

Video: shíshálh Nation members hold ceremony for dead fin whale

Cause of rare animal’s death in the Salish Sea under investigation