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The province announced that BC Hydro will be investing into the program for the next five years, at $900,000 a year.

The rodeo sport of barrel racing has seen an explosion in popularity on northern Vancouver Island, thanks in part to the work of one woman.

B.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients.

Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more B.C. universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread.

The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, while expanding an incentive program to dozens more rural communities.

A proposal by BC Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports didn't get to first base.

British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.

Following a record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, the service says interest in the program is up -- with more than 2,000 applications received this year.

All B.C. mayors from Princeton down the valley to Vernon signed a request for the province not to allow drugs to be consumed in public spaces.

Housed at the Abbotsford International Airport is a specialized simulator for wildfire pilots, the only one of its type in the world.

Scientists worry that climate change and the threat of another year of drought could have further dire consequences for populations of salmon, trout and other fish in B.C.

Const. Jasmine Thiara died by suicide on Richmond's Moray Bridge on Feb. 21, 2021, after texting a colleague that she was being bullied by a senior officer she was involved with.

"There was the crying and the sobbing that made it a little bit, a little bit doubtful," she said. "But frankly, I was convinced it was him."

Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March, 11 per cent down from the same month last year.

Victoria Road South in Summerland has sat unfished for months.

Premier David Eby's office said it had not found any evidence that sensitive information had been compromised, but was still working to determine the extent of the incident.

At the start of 2023, B.C. began its three-year decriminalization pilot project as the province grapples with high rates of opioid addiction.

Princess Anne visited the God's Acre veterans cemetery in Esquimalt, B.C., as part of a three-day tour that includes a commemorative service at the B.C. legislature.

John William of Vancouver started collecting books as a student, over time amassing a library of 3,500 titles. He's now losing his sight and hopes to find homes for his collection.

The fight to keep invasive mussels from damaging B.C. lakes and waterways got some financial support this week, but it falls short of what's needed, officials say.