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Frigid weather persists in British Columbia as low temperature records broken

Frigid weather persists in British Columbia as low temperature records broken

VANCOUVER — Parts of British Columbia are bracing for extreme cold and Arctic outflows well into next week, as the current frigid weather broke multiple low-temperature records entering the weekend.
Port Moody beer collab launched today helps BC Cancer Foundation

Port Moody beer collab launched today helps BC Cancer Foundation

Raise a glass: The 2025 beer collaboration between Four Winds and Parkside breweries is in support of the Pink Whistle campaign and the BC Cancer Foundation.
B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for 'numerous and flagrant' rights violations

B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for 'numerous and flagrant' rights violations

The B.C. Supreme Court has found Mounties in Vernon, B.C., committed "numerous and flagrant breaches" of an accused drug dealer's Charter rights, using a hit-and-run investigation as a "ruse" to ensnare him for trafficking.
B.C. women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows

B.C. women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows

An antiretroviral treatment has increased the life expectancy of people who live with HIV in British Columbia, but a new study shows men are living longer than women.
Police ask for help in probe of B.C. woman's death in fall from a truck

Police ask for help in probe of B.C. woman's death in fall from a truck

TRAIL, B.C. — The RCMP's major crime unit is asking for the public's help in investigating the death of a woman almost a month ago in Trail, B.C. Police say 38-year-old Laura Morrison was the front passenger in a 2023 white Ford F-150 late on Jan.
Armed man arrested in Vancouver after barricading himself in taxi

Armed man arrested in Vancouver after barricading himself in taxi

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say more than 25 officers and its K9 unit were deployed in the city's downtown Thursday night to arrest an armed suspect who was wanted Canada-wide on parole violations.
B.C. Transit set to take over bus route between Tofino and Ucluelet

B.C. Transit set to take over bus route between Tofino and Ucluelet

The new service will have more stops and longer service hours, and offer slightly cheaper single-fare rides than the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s West Coast Transit System
Chilly temperatures to hang on in southern B.C., forecaster says

Chilly temperatures to hang on in southern B.C., forecaster says

VANCOUVER — Winter's grip on southern British Columbia may hang on as a few flurries remain in the forecast for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

Jennifer Charlesworth's report says it is the latest in decades of studies laying out how little has changed for people working in the child welfare system.
Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

John Cernos pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm, impaired driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of a collision.