B.C. News

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says parents should prepare for a full return to classrooms this fall but also have a backup plan in case the COVID-19 pandemic forces further closures.

Some critics charge B.C. has moved too far with the private sector handling seniors’ care.

SALMON ARM , B.C. — A man accused in a deadly shooting and aggravated assault last year in a church in British Columbia's southern Interior has been found not criminally responsible for the attacks. A judge-alone trial in B.C.

VANCOUVER — A charge has been laid in an alleged attack on a Vancouver senior with dementia after police said they were investigating a hate crime.

Vancouver council was unanimous Wednesday in move to ban police street checks of citizens

“We’re only going to be able to defeat this if we do it together,” said Horgan. “The challenge ahead of us is enormous.”

A plunge in revenue could be a window of opportunity for some hotels in Vancouver and across the province

VANCOUVER — Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks, the process of arbitrarily demanding and recording identification, outside of a police investigation.

SURREY, B.C. — Two people have died in a house fire in B.C.'s Lower Mainland. Surrey Fire Service assistant chief Steve Serbic says crews were called just after 4:30 a.m. An elderly man and woman were pulled from the home a short time later.

Andrew Teel is the 2020 Courage to Come Back award recipient in the Youth category.