BC History

Watch: Historical newsreel covers 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse

The June 17, 1958 tragedy is why the crossing is now known as the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge

Jun 17, 2025 7:10 AM Read more >

Saltery Bay resident devoted life to helping salmon

VIDEO: National Film Board of Canada re-releases documentary from 1979

Dec 8, 2023 6:30 PM Read more >

McCain to spend $600M to double potato processing capacity in southern Alta.

CALGARY — French fry giant McCain Foods Ltd. has announced it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta.

Mar 13, 2023 1:56 PM Read more >

Watch: Here's what the streets of downtown Vancouver looked like over 70 years ago

Traffic doesn't seem to be as chaotic back then.

Nov 22, 2022 7:23 AM Read more >

Chinese students once boycotted school for an entire year in B.C.

They were protesting a racist policy

Sep 7, 2022 9:57 AM Read more >

Remembering Thunder Crunch, the groundbreaking potato chips of the 90s

Looking back on a snack icon

Aug 9, 2022 12:53 PM Read more >

No, the Doukhobors in B.C. aren't nudist arsonists

Setting the record straight on a group of B.C. pacifists

Aug 4, 2022 9:53 AM Read more >

Watch: This 1960s video shows what a 'Vancouver honeymoon' could look like

Its focus is definitely different from today's travel advertising

May 29, 2022 3:43 PM Read more >

This 1926 film reel captures adventures in Vancouver a century ago

A glimpse of what life was like for some residents of the city in 1926.

Feb 8, 2022 10:05 AM Read more >

Here's the story of Vancouver's stunning Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (VIDEO)

It's the largest garden of its kind outside Asia. 🌸🌼

Jan 25, 2022 11:43 AM Read more >