‘I had to come see him’: Emerson the elephant seal spotted in Saanich, B.C.
Two-year-old Emerson has made his way onto a beach in Saanich to moult, which means he will be grounded for roughly five weeks to shed his skin.
Environment
Apr 3
Guns stolen from B.C. sporting-goods store in overnight break-in
Creston RCMP officers are investigating the theft of guns from a business on Canyon Street. Anyone with information or dashcam footage from around 3 a.m. is asked to call police.
Crime
May 18, 2023
Harper ‘humbled’ by majority; Layton in Opposition; Ignatieff, Duceppe ousted
Conservative leader Stephen Harper's long-running quest to attain a majority government was finally achieved Monday in a landmark federal election that also saw Jack Layton's NDP surge dramatically to become the country's official Opposition for the first time in that party's history.
May 3, 2011
Bountiful woman calls for plural marriage to be decriminalized
A polygamist woman from Bountiful on Tuesday said she had suffered bias and prejudice from mainstream society and called for Canada’s law against plural marriage to be decriminalized.
Jan 25, 2011
Vancouver scores a first with fair trade status
Council made an offical commitment to buy, where possible, only products such as coffee, tea, sugar and even soccer balls that have been made ethically and for which producers have been paid fairly.
May 7, 2010
B.C. attorney general says province played role in Warren Jeffs conviction
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has been unable to win polygamy convictions connected to the religious commune of Bountiful, but the province's attorney general is taking credit for helping to prosecute American polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.
Canada
Aug 11, 2011
The West Block — Episode 33, Season 9
Watch the full broadcast of The West Block from Sunday, April 19, 2020 with Mercedes Stephenson.
Canada
Apr 19, 2020
Roads closed due to heavy rains in B.C.’s southern interior: Gallery
Some roads are closed around the province this morning due to mudslides and washouts.
Weather
Jun 21, 2013
The most NDP-friendly neighbourhoods in B.C. last election
The strongest support for the BC NDP tends to be concentrated in the city centres of small towns with regional importance. Global News broke down data from last election, and found a number of polling stations, where more than 100 people voted and the NDP received more than 75% of the vote. Here are 12...
Politics
Apr 22, 2013
Analysis: NDP still set for sizeable majority in next week’s election
The race is tightening, somewhat, since our prediction at the start of the campaign. Angus Reid now pegs the gap between the NDP and the B.C. Liberals to be at 7 points, but Ipsos Reid’s most recent poll suggests the gap is wider, at 10 points (NDP 45, BC Libs 35). If the gap is...
Politics
May 8, 2013
B.C. nurses sound alarm, working up to 133% overcapacity at Kootenay hospital
The startling figure is based on an acceptable ratio of nurses to patients, which varies based on staffing shortages, the number of patients, and the nature of their care needs.
Health
Aug 18, 2022
Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2020
From the accidental deaths of Kobe Bryant and Naya Rivera to the secret cancer that claimed actor Chadwick Boseman, there were many unexpected losses this year.
Entertainment
Dec 29, 2020
RCMP prepare to visit U.S. as they investigate B.C. polygamous commune
VANCOUVER - The RCMP is preparing to head to Texas to look for more than two dozen brides from Bountiful, B.C., who were allegedly sent across the border as teens to marry older men, including a polygamous leader now facing a life sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.
Aug 9, 2011
Enter the ABC Country Restaurant, Home of the Double Dinner Deal and win a trip for 2 to the Barbados!
Tune into the Morning News January 18-29th for full contest details and visit your local ABC Country Restaurant to enter to win!
Jan 14, 2010
Authorities order evacuation from wildfire raging near Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. - Thousands of people grabbed their most cherished possessions and fled with a few moments notice Sunday night from the path of a forest fire in the British Columbia's Okanagan region that was whipped into a frenzy by high winds.
Sep 9, 2012
Wildfire evacuees wait for word on damage as wind threatens to rekindle flames
PEACHLAND, B.C. - About 1,500 residents in British Columbia's picturesque Okanagan holed themselves up in local motels and relatives' homes overnight, waiting for sunrise to get an idea of the damage done by a voracious wildfire.
Sep 10, 2012
Younger Trudeau appears to distance himself from his father in Alberta
CALGARY - Justin Trudeau appeared to distance himself from his famous father as he made Alberta the first stop on his campaign to take over the federal Liberal party.
Oct 3, 2012
Younger Trudeau appears to distance himself from his father in Alberta
CALGARY - Justin Trudeau appeared to distance himself from his famous father as he made Alberta the first stop on his campaign to take over the federal Liberal party.
Politics
Oct 3, 2012
Court approves Sears Canada request to begin ‘crucial’ liquidation sales July 21
Sears Canada has been given approval to begin liquidation sales Friday at the 59 locations it plans to close.
Canada
Jul 18, 2017
20-year-old B.C. woman acquires cannabis shop licence
Amidst the griping and gnashing of teeth that is the red tape of the legal cannabis industry in B.C., a young entrepreneur in a small town seems to be bucking the trend.
Canada
May 18, 2019