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Two more Canadian flights have departed Sudan according to Defence Minister Anita Anand. Hundreds of people are still waiting for rescue but it’s becoming harder to get out. The Treasury Board has presented its final offer to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), as the public service strike continues to cause disruptions. Why the...

Two more Canadian rescue flights departed Sudan on Friday after a volatile day in the northeast African country. The difficulties Canada is experiencing getting its citizens out of Sudan as officials say the window for airport evacuations is closing. The federal public service strike rages on with picket lines across the country still going strong....

North Vancouver’s Rhett Gibbons has former IBO Champion Manny Sobral in his corner as he gets ready for his fight at Grand Villa Casino. Asa Rehman has more on Rhett’s journey and how Empire Boxing Promotions is investing in boxing in B.C.

With the help of the B.C. government and Fortis BC, REN Energies International will take bio-mass waste from the forestry and lumber industries and turn it into renewable natural gas. REN Energy President Philip Viggiani describes the project as the first of its kind in North America.

Health Canada is authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15, which means the jab is now approved for anyone over the age of 12 in the country. Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on how this change could affect B.C.’s immunization plan – especially when it comes to second doses.

PENTICTON — The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO B.C.) is looking into a fatal accident in Penticton that has claimed the life of a four-year-old boy. RCMP say it happened around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Fairview Road and Highway 97. An off-duty police officer driving his personal vehicle collided with a pedestrian....

With the Olympics officially starting in Rio today, we look back at bc’s own connections to the Olympic games over the past 100 years. Jason Beck from the BC Sports Hall of Fame is highlighting memorabilia from the collection.

Victoria has its own stinky secret – it dumps millions of litres of raw sewage in to the Strait of Georgia every year. Now our neighbours to the South say they have had enough and they have gone to BC’s premeir demanding action.

A review of the route chosen for the controversial multi-billion dollar Bipole III project has concluded it must proceed despite escalating costs. Global’s Adrian Cheung reports.

The federal government is planning a national holiday on September 19 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. B.C. is still figuring out what means for British Columbians. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on the reaction from Victoria.

The province’s memorial service honouring Queen Elizabeth II will be held in Victoria Monday morning. Julie Nolin has more on a smaller ceremony on the Lower Mainland Sunday.

Commemorations are being held across the country in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. In B.C., one of the biggest is at Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral where the premier and the lieutenant-governor attended. Richard Zussman has more.

The bad guys of Aquaman on why it’s more fun to be naughty this holiday season

Clayton Donnelly of Kelowna, B.C., has been identified as the man who police say went into medical distress during his arrest in the Shuswap.

For the second time in a week B.C.’s police watchdog has been called to Surrey after a fatal officer-involved shooting. As Catherine Urquhart reports, the IIO are off to a busy start in 2022.

The BC Lions have kicked off their pre-season. Defensive back T.J. Lee III talks with Jay Janower about what we can expect with the new-look team as well as some training camp laundry tips!

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is investigating a police-involved shooting that took place in East Vancouver.Plus, a deeper look into Vancouver’s 2030 Olympic bid. And a businessman is trying to turn a salmon habitat into a cranberry farm.

Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine needs to be stored at deep-freezing temperatures to remain effective. As Paul Johnson reports, a B.C. company is helping to keep things cool.

The FDA in the United States is expecting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be available to kids under 5 by the end of the month. Here in BC, the province is stepping up protection for the teen age group, but seems farther behind on approval for the younger ones. Richard Zussman has all the details.

As Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral took place on Monday in the United Kingdom, some B.C. legions held their own ceremonies remembering the monarch. In Salmon Arm, a small crowd gathered at the local cenotaph to pay their respects.