Prairies

• Inmate charged with murder in B.C. prison cafeteria killing

  An inmate at a British Columbia prison has been charged with second-degree murder over a death in a cafeteria fight.

  Mar 14
  
• January toxic drug deaths fall 30% in B.C.

  The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. 

  Mar 14
  
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• B.C. human rights commissioner at odds with province over police in schools

  British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the provincial government has effectively made police liaison programs mandatory in schools with its firing of the Greater Victoria school board, while failing to provide a factual basis for the decision.

  Feb 4
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• Tiny towns in B.C.’s southeast fear being cut off by inland ferry strike

  A sense of panic is growing in tiny communities around Kootenay Lake over fears they will be cut off from their neighbours and jobs by an escalating ferry service labour dispute.

  Dec 30, 2024
• B.C. tractor driver charged over crash with police during anti-SOGI rally

  Mounties say a Chilliwack, B.C., man has been charged with three criminal offences after a crash between a tractor and BC Highway Patrol vehicle during a 2023 protest.

  Dec 23, 2024
• Approval for Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, B.C., but First Nation remains opposed

  An operating permit has been granted for the Cariboo Gold Mine in central British Columbia, a project that's expected to process 1.1 million tonnes of gold-bearing ore a year but is still opposed by a First Nation.

  Nov 21, 2024
• BC Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, including controversial MLA

  B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA Brent Chapman.

  Nov 20, 2024
• B.C. to allow single-stairwell buildings in bid to boost housing supply

  British Columbia is moving to allow buildings up to six storeys to have one exit stairwell instead of two in the government's latest effort to boost housing supply.

  Aug 29, 2024
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• B.C. auditor reports ‘errors’ in public accounts

  The office of British Columbia's auditor general says he found two "significant errors" in the New Democrat government's year-end public financial statements, but the Ministry of Finance says it's been advised to continue using what it says are long-standing accounting practices.

  Politics

  Aug 23, 2024
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• Number of B.C. wildfires climbs as province braces for lightning

  The number of active wildfires in British Columbia is increasing after holding below 350 for days as officials warn of lightning in the forecast.

  Aug 9, 2024