B.C. News

NELSON, B.C. — A police officer is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries following an off-duty incident in Nelson, B.C. The Abbotsford Police Department says one of its officers intervened in a disturbance on Thursday. Sgt.

More young people are being infected with COVID-19, creating the potential for a severe outbreak, scientists warn

Despite a delay in the main spring planting season in B.C.’s Interior — and additional rules, regulations and costs due to the pandemic — treeplanters are still planting hundreds of million trees this year.

Renters will be required to start paying rent in full starting Sept. 1, when the province will lift ban on evictions for non-payment

The incidence of “legal-only” marijuana users is highest among residents aged 18 to 34

The District of Squamish is proposing a bylaw amendment that would broaden its existing camping ban

Coronavirus outbreak found at St. Paul's Hospital; exposures at the Sandman Suites hotel and the Site C work camp

DUNCAN, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a man not long after he was released from custody on Vancouver Island. RCMP in Duncan say an officer arrested a man for public intoxication at 4:30 p.m.

VICTORIA — Calls are rising for the BC Liberals to throw out one of its members from caucus amid allegations of homophobia and transphobia, while party Leader Andrew Wilkinson remains silent on the issue.

LANGFORD, B.C. — British Columbia's premier is apologizing for comments he made Thursday comparing the COVID-19 pandemic to the province's ongoing opioid crisis. B.C.