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More snow, heavy winds expected across B.C.: Environment Canada

More snow, heavy winds expected across B.C.: Environment Canada

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning travellers to be prepared and drive carefully as heavy snowfall is expected on highways in southern British Columbia.
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B.C. implements more paid sick day policy on Saturday

B.C. implements more paid sick day policy on Saturday

VICTORIA — Workers in British Columbia are now eligible for five paid sick days as the provincial government brings in changes to the policy affecting workers.
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Vehicle seized after woman struck in hit and run at Victoria crosswalk (VIDEO)

Vehicle seized after woman struck in hit and run at Victoria crosswalk (VIDEO)

Victoria police say the vehicle "closely resembles" the car that ran a red light and struck a pedestrian on Thursday morning.
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​​There have been no coyote attacks in Stanley Park since fines enacted, cull

​​There have been no coyote attacks in Stanley Park since fines enacted, cull

People feeding coyotes and other animals has been cited as the reason for the more than 40 attacks since winter 2020
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Snow, rain, freezing rain in southern B.C. as frigid cold, storms hit Western Canada

Snow, rain, freezing rain in southern B.C. as frigid cold, storms hit Western Canada

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver was added Friday to regions of British Columbia's inner south coast under a winter storm watch as the latest weather system was forecast.
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Olivia rules, Liam follows but Lucas, Ethan axed from B.C.'s 2021 list of baby names

Olivia rules, Liam follows but Lucas, Ethan axed from B.C.'s 2021 list of baby names

VICTORIA — A count of the most popular baby names in British Columbia in 2021 shows Olivia still tops the list. A statement from the Health Ministry says preliminary figures covering all but the last two weeks of this year reveal B.C.
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Sailings cancelled as ferry crews stretched thin by virus, bad weather, union says

Sailings cancelled as ferry crews stretched thin by virus, bad weather, union says

On Thursday, two Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen round trips were cancelled; two Swartz Bay-Salt Spring round trips trips were cancelled on Wednesday
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B.C. breaks previous day's COVID-19 record by more than 1,400

B.C. breaks previous day's COVID-19 record by more than 1,400

VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting a daily record of 4,383 COVID-19 cases, shattering the previous record of 2,944 set a day earlier.
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Joe Rogan cancels sold-out Vancouver show because he isn't vaccinated

Joe Rogan cancels sold-out Vancouver show because he isn't vaccinated

The podcast host says B.C. and Canada's vaccine rules make his show impossible for him.
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Court orders vacancy tax review of $24M Vancouver property under development

Court orders vacancy tax review of $24M Vancouver property under development

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered the $344,970 vacancy tax bill back to the city for review after a ruling saying city decisions lacked internal coherence and a logical chain of analysis.
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