B.C. News

VANCOUVER — A plan by the City of Vancouver to gain Health Canada approval to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs has won support from the mayors of seven other British Columbia cities.

VICTORIA — A second insurance rebate is coming for British Columbia drivers thanks to lower claim costs due to fewer crashes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government says the Insurance Corporation of B.C.

ICBC announced Friday that it’s going to send out a second COVID-19 rebate, saying there have been lower claims costs due to fewer crashes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has estimated that the cruise-ship sector adds about $2.2 billion to B.C.'s economy through the support of 13,866 jobs and almost $700 million in wages.

This month, St. John Ambulance is celebrating a milestone of 110 years of caring for B.C communities. The charity’s official 110th anniversary is June 26, with its start date back in 1911.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says she's confident more COVID-19 restrictions can be lifted next week as planned due to dramatic declines in cases and transmission rates. Provincial health officer Dr.

SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Squamish Nation says it has notified the B.C.

Growing vaccination rates offer hope B.C.’s reopening plan on track

Worst modelling scenario shows daily cases remaining under about 250 through summer.

NARAMATA, B.C. — As Mounties investigated the double murder of two British Columbia brothers, they uncovered another death in the same community that they believe is a homicide.