BC News

Search/Filter Results

B.C. First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River's south arm in Lower Mainland
August 08, 2025 - 5:42 PM

VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigenous communities.
Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada's courtrooms?
March 29, 2025 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - The case law looked real to Fraser MacLean.
B.C. expanding enforcement measures in effort to crack down on COVID-19 rule breakers
December 16, 2020 - 4:45 PM

VICTORIA - New enforcement measures are coming into effect as part of British Columbia's crackdown on those who refuse to follow COVID-19 restrictions.
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
September 06, 2020 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon as an immunization program begins but she's worried about how public health officials will deal with any overcrowding at clinics to reduce transmission of COVID-19.
Restaurants that delayed opening face struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 08, 2020 - 1:23 PM

VANCOUVER - For the past 18 months, Nguyet Dang has been working to bring her dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant to life.
Canadian medical students call for better education on health and climate change
January 11, 2020 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - Canadian medical schools have not adequately addressed the urgent need for training related to planetary health and climate change, and members of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students say that must change.
Grocers transforming themselves to adapt to shifting consumer demands
December 21, 2018 - 9:58 AM

VANCOUVER - Canadian grocers doubled down on transforming themselves into destinations for time-strapped shoppers this year, ramping up delivery options, acquiring meal kit companies and adding in-store eateries.
Tips on tipping: How much (and to who) you should give during the holidays
December 07, 2017 - 7:00 AM

VANCOUVER - During the holiday season there's lots of pressure not to be a Scrooge when it comes to giving gifts, but determining how generous to be with tips can get tricky.
More ...

iN DISCUSSION: 'It can happen to anyone'
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

BC News

B.C. First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River's south arm in Lower Mainland

Does artificial intelligence deserve a seat in Canada's courtrooms?

B.C. expanding enforcement measures in effort to crack down on COVID-19 rule breakers

Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared

Restaurants that delayed opening face struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic

Canadian medical students call for better education on health and climate change

Grocers transforming themselves to adapt to shifting consumer demands

Tips on tipping: How much (and to who) you should give during the holidays

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon