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Suspected arsonist faces charges after pier fire in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A suspect has been identified after a fire destroyed part of a pier in New Westminster, B.C.

Sep 17, 2020 4:06 PM Read more >

B.C.’s economic recovery plan targets job creation, tourism sector

Province outlines $1.5b in direct spending, $660m in new tax measures and $500m investment fund

Sep 17, 2020 2:49 PM Read more >

B.C.’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan targets job creation, tourism sector

A break down of the province's financial response plan in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis

Sep 17, 2020 2:47 PM Read more >

Leaked document details missteps during deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in B.C.

An internal report paints a grim picture of the failures of the Langley Lodge long-term care home and the institutions meant to support it.

Sep 17, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

Wildfire smoke expected to clear in B.C. in coming days: Environment Canada

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says poor air quality in central and southern British Columbia due to wildfires in the United States is expected to improve over the coming days.

Sep 17, 2020 2:38 PM Read more >

Return luxury furniture, Vancouver mayor told

$316,000 reportedly spent on designer furniture

Sep 17, 2020 2:34 PM Read more >

B.C.'s wildfire future could look a lot like today's burning American West

“What’s happening in the United States in the west right now is going to happen again in B.C., in Alberta, in the Yukon and in NWT."

Sep 17, 2020 2:33 PM Read more >

Individual tests positive for COVID-19 at Surrey Secondary School

The Surrey superintendent explained in a comment why he didn't characterize the latest notification as "low risk."

Sep 17, 2020 1:24 PM Read more >

Vancouver records increase in crime with particularly high numbers in some areas

VANCOUVER — Police say the latest statistics suggesting an increase in crime for the first half of the year in Vancouver are concerning.

Sep 17, 2020 12:41 PM Read more >

High school stabber to argue he's not responsible because of mental illness

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A lawyer for a man who fatally stabbed a high school student four years ago in Abbotsford, B.C., says he will argue in court that the man is not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder.

Sep 17, 2020 12:32 PM Read more >