On Tuesday, June 14, The Canadian Press published a story about murder suspect Jongwon Ham. It included a partial quote from Crown lawyer Gerri-Lyn Nelson that was inaccurate. In the correct version of the partial quote, Nelson said evidence presented ...

EDMONTON - AutoCanada Inc. says it has completed the sale of three dealerships in B.C. for total proceeds of about $32.2 million. The group of dealerships includes the Island Chevrolet Buick GMC in Duncan, B.C., the Abbotsford Volkswagen and the Chill...

The latest blow to British Columbia's battered forestry sector has prompted industry, union and local officials to call for immediate support, while the forests minister said he expects to announce changes to forest permitting within weeks. The push co...

The British Columbia government says it's forgiving $340,000 in legal debts owed by a former aide who pleaded guilty to breach of trust in 2017 for his part in a political scandal involving the use of public office for partisan purposes. Brian Bonney ...

The BC Wildfire Service has warned that this week could be a crucial period for firefighters in the province as conditions converge to create what director of wildfire operations Cliff Chapman calls a "significant wildfire event." Chapman says the phen...

VANCOUVER - The number of wildfires was ticking up as lightning strikes flickered across British Columbia's southern Interior on Wednesday, as a weather system that wildfire officials feared would trigger a surge in ignitions began to make its presence...

OTTAWA - The federal government has gone from a C student to top of the class in its work to advance internal trade between provinces, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. In the federation's latest annual report card on internal trade...

VANCOUVER - Forestry company Canfor announced Tuesday its plan to permanently close its Northwood pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C., resulting in the loss of 300 jobs. A statement from the Vancouver-based firm said it was committed to supporting it...

PORT MCNEILL - A British Columbia helicopter company says two people are dead and one person is injured after one of its aircraft went down on the central coast during forestry operations. West Coast Helicopters says its pilot and a crew member from a ...

Now that it's summer, we look forward to enjoying the sun, times out on the water, and seeing loved ones. But it's also a season we've come to know as wildfire season and throughout B.C. there are risks of wildfire when we have hot, dry conditions in the province. These fires can put lives and homes at risk, they can d...

VANCOUVER - The president of a union representing 60,000 nurses in B.C. says there has been no indication the province is willing to move off its pay mandate in their labour dispute, somewhat dampening optimism as mediation gets underway. Adriane Gear'...

KITIMAT - LNG Canada has reached an agreement with five neighbouring First Nations in northern B.C. that would provide them an option to invest up to $1-billion in the project's proposed second phase. The equity option agreement is with MNT Investment...

COQUITLAM - B.C.'s director of forensic psychiatric services believes the man accused of first-degree murder in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 remains unfit for trial. Lawyer Quin Sheppard, representing the dir...

FORT ST. JOHN - The scale of the John Horgan Dam, the most costly engineering project in British Columbia history, is hard to fathom until up close. The crest of the dam is more than one kilometre long. The six enormous pipes that channel water from th...

SURREY - Police are investigating what they have deemed a suspicious fire outside the city hall in Surrey, B.C., which triggered the building's interior sprinkler system. The Surrey Police Service says officers arrived to find one side of the building ...

TORONTO - Scorching heat and humidity sent many Toronto residents seeking relief at splash pads, parks and public fountains Tuesday as a dangerous heat wave enveloped several Ontario communities while tornadoes threatened Montreal and drought condition...

OTTAWA - A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a British Columbia man charged with tax evasion who was exposed in the Panama Papers. In 2019, the CRA said it had identified nearly 900 Canadian individuals and corporate entities in a 2016 lea...

Multiple online retail businesses are advertising themselves as Canadian boutiques on platforms including Facebook. But many of the Facebook pages aren't based in Canada, and the shops claim Canadian locations that don't seem to exist. Warnings from cu...

Multiple online retail businesses are advertising themselves as Canadian boutiques on platforms including Facebook. But many of the Facebook pages aren't based in Canada, and the shops claim Canadian locations that don't seem to exist. Warnings from cu...

NELSON - A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls to 911 before he rammed an off-duty police officer's vehicle has been sentenced in British Columbia. Jivat Aragon-Martinez of Alberta was given a conditional sentenc...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police are lauding family members, investigators and prosecutors who "did not give up" in finding justice for teenager Alfred Wong, who was killed by a stray bullet in 2018. The police reaction comes after Kane Carter was handed c...

HOPE - Volunteers with Hope Search and Rescue are urging the public not to boat on the Skagit River southeast of Hope after yet another rescue mission linked to rafting issues in that waterway. Hope SAR says it was tasked Sunday night with rescuing three stranded rafters on the Skagit River. Once it was determined that...

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have issued a warning to electric scooter riders after the death of a woman who was involved in a crash earlier this month. Vancouver police say in a statement that the crash happened on July 3 near Venables Street and C...

VANCOUVER - Wildfire officials and crews across British Columbia were preparing for a potentially significant uptick in fire activity in the coming days as dry conditions collide with expected lightning, particularly in the southern two-thirds of the p...

UPDATE, 9:08 A.M. TUESDAY: DriveBC now says Highway 1 westbound through Abbotsford is clear following this morning's motor vehicle incident. Original story: ABBOTSFORD - Two lanes of westbound Highway 1 are blocked through Abbotsford Tuesday morning due to a motor vehicle incident, resulting in westbound traffic being...

Police in southwestern Colorado say a man from British Columbia died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed Sunday while battling a wildfire. Adam Murdie with Colorado's Gunnison County Sheriff's Office says the body of 56-year-old Nicholas Dale ...

A British Columbia RCMP officer ordered to resign or be fired from the force in 2018 has lost an court appeal of a misconduct finding over a coercive sexual relationship with a jail guard. Sgt. William Turner was in charge of a jail cellblock in Surre...

COMOX - The Town of Comox, B.C, is posting warning signs after a cougar was spotted near a suburban park over the weekend. An online post from the town warns residents to be cautious and keep their distance from cougars after the recent sighting near t...