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Teen's body recovered after fall through ice on B.C.'s Shuswap Lake
Local police say changing temperatures and unpredictable ice conditions have made lake ice very dangerous and they're urging the public to stay off all frozen lakes in the area.
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Dry January and lower snowpack levels in B.C. raise summer water concerns
The B.C. River Forecast Centre says that a historically dry January in many parts of B.C. means snowpack levels across the province were lower in February than at the start of the year.
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Catholic Diocese and B.C school settle abuse lawsuit for $3.4M
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher "some degree of restitution for the harm that was so unjustly inflicted upon him by his abuser."
5 former prime ministers say fly the maple leaf on Saturday to stand up to Trump
All of the country's living former prime ministers are asking Canadians to fly the red maple leaf this weekend in a huge display of national pride as the country stares down U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to its economy and sovereignty.
Snowmobilers narrowly escape being hit by a wall of snow in B.C.'s Interior
Accused intended to kill Kitsilano park caretaker, Crown tells 2nd-degree murder trial
Travel agents say Canadians are cancelling U.S. trips amid tariff threats
How the visually impaired stay safe crossing intersections
WorkSafeBC hits province with $783K penalty for music fest traffic safety violations
Bell Canada offering severance packages to 1,200 unionized employees
Man found guilty in 2022 double homicide in Surrey, B.C.
B.C. smelter confident it will find non-U.S. aluminum buyers, minister says
Former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau appointed as Canada's fentanyl czar
Paddleboarder ordered to pay $2,500 for getting too close to orcas near Ucluelet, B.C.
How local governments in B.C. want to 'choose Canada' in the face of U.S. tariff threat
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