BC News

PST exemption on heating costs for northern B.C. homes proposed by UBCM

When mercury falls below -20 C, electric heat pumps are inefficient for heating northern homes.

Sep 22, 2023 10:35 AM Read more >

Protecting our children: SOGI - what is it and why it's needed

Among all LGBTQ2IA+ students, a whopping 42% report being victims of cyberbullying, and lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are seven times more likely to attempt suicide.

Sep 22, 2023 7:43 AM Read more >

David Foster and his '70s supergroup Skylark make B.C. Hall of Fame

BJ Cook, 81, and David Foster, 73, will attend a public induction ceremony for B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame set for 10:30 a.m. Friday.

Sep 22, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

House arrest for Kamloops man who refused to register as sex offender

James Sweet, 38, was sentenced in 2018 for a serious and violent sexual assault involving his former girlfriend.

Sep 22, 2023 5:54 AM Read more >

Child-care centre eyed for B.C. legislature grounds

No firm location yet; focus will be on needs of legislative assembly and caucus staff.

Sep 22, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

MLA Adam Walker returning to NDP is unlikely, say political observers

“I think a lot depends on what we learn in terms of what actually happened here but this doesn’t help anyone’s re-election at all."

Sep 22, 2023 1:08 AM Read more >

Province’s Surrey police transition advisor also a director with city's trash contractor

'We never had any input on the person and we had no input on the terms of reference,' says Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke

Sep 21, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Penticton cat hitches ride to Dawson Creek

The unidentified feline hitched a 1,100-kilometre ride north to Dawson Creek on a trailer.

Sep 21, 2023 5:52 AM Read more >

Owner wins use of parking spot Burnaby strata said never existed

The strata at Burnaby’s Imperial Manor said ‘stall 4’ in its underground parkade never existed, but owner Elsie Chan told the Civil Resolution Tribunal the strata had let her park there for 12 years.

Sep 21, 2023 5:41 AM Read more >

Her name is Alice: Giant metal T-Rex statue arrives in Penticton

Alice is 12,000 pounds, 50 feet long and made of mirror-polished metal.

Sep 21, 2023 4:39 AM Read more >