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Vancouver Island snowbirds relieved to be back in Canada

Vancouver Island snowbirds relieved to be back in Canada

Countless Canadians have made the decision to come home from the U.S. early this year or sell up entirely.
A run on famous blankets as Hudson's Bay says it might close all stores

A run on famous blankets as Hudson's Bay says it might close all stores

Point blankets were used by European settlers and explorers to barter for furs with Indigenous peoples in today’s Canada as early as 1750.
Pedestrian struck and killed after collapsing: Vancouver Police

Pedestrian struck and killed after collapsing: Vancouver Police

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they're investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead in the city's Fairview neighbourhood Friday night.
B.C. prison inmate charged with second-degree murder after fatal cafeteria fight

B.C. prison inmate charged with second-degree murder after fatal cafeteria fight

AGASSIZ, B.C. — An inmate at a British Columbia prison has been charged with second-degree murder over a death in a cafeteria fight.
B.C. overdose deaths drop 30 per cent, but researchers point to 'emerging dangers'

B.C. overdose deaths drop 30 per cent, but researchers point to 'emerging dangers'

Nearly half of those who died in B.C. in January had bromazolam, a benzodiazepine, in their system, according to data from the BC Coroners Service. Such drugs reduce the effectiveness of overdose-reversing treatments.
RCMP arrest suspects in shooting in Penticton, B.C.

RCMP arrest suspects in shooting in Penticton, B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they've arrested the final two suspects in a shooting in the city earlier this month.
Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

VICTORIA — British Columbia's politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member's bill proposing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers. The Opposition B.C.
Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park

Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park

Anyone who has dashcam footage is asked to contact police.
Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.

Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. — A woman has died after being found unresponsive on a mountain at a British Columbia ski resort.
Woman dies after 'incident' on Blackcomb Mountain

Woman dies after 'incident' on Blackcomb Mountain

RCMP continues to investigate