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A man has been seriously injured in an avalanche on Vancouver Island and required the rescue helicopter to fly him directly to hospital for treatment.

The coroners service said the number of deaths was a 13-per cent drop over 2023, but it remains well above the 1,776 fatalities reported in 2020. 

In January, he was handed a sentence of two years less a day of community supervision, after credit for 12 days of pre-sentence jail time.

Trina, 48, was reported missing to the Port Moody Police Department on Jan. 18, 2021. Her body was found on March 29, 2021 near Hope, south of Silver Creek.

While plows have been out all night around the Lower Mainland, officials are warning that some roads are treacherous and driving conditions are dangerous.

'There's an intention to destroy Canada's economy and to drive us into becoming the 51st state. I find it reprehensible,' B.C. Premier David Eby said on Monday.

Premier David Eby says there's no 'huge rush' to return U.S. booze to B.C. shelves, as the liquor industry breathes a sigh of relief following on tariffs and countermeasures.

There are no tariffs on trade between Canadian provinces. But barriers do exist including inconsistent regulations, rules around transportation and provincial protectionism.

Asha Wheeldon, founder of Kula Foods, based in Burnaby was looking forward to celebrating a new deal with a California-based grocer.

As Canada hits back against U.S. President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, American liquor and wine may be one of the first things to disappear from shelves.

Marielle Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., defeated Germany's Daniela Maier to capture the women's event. It marked the second time in as many days the two had squared off.

Impress your family and guests with this classic French omelette! It is sure to please everyone and can be served for breakfast or brunch.

David Eby called the tariffs implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump “a complete betrayal” of the historic bond between Canada and the U.S. on Saturday.

British Columbians need to get their winter jackets and shovels ready as a snowfall warning is in effect for the Lower Mainland in B.C.

Environment Canada says a wintry mix of weather conditions is expected to affect Metro Vancouver over the next few days, prompting the weather agency to issue a snowfall warning.

Justice Michael Battista ruled Friday to stay the cull order imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency while the farm seeks a judicial review of the case.

The White House said a Friday report that Trump was delaying new tariffs on Canada and Mexico by a month is “false,” and said the tariffs are still set to go ahead.

The police response on Friday resulted in the closure of the busy Yaletown-Roundhouse station for much of the morning. 

The Office of the Auditor General of Local Governments was created in 2012 to find cost savings and efficiencies at the municipal level, but scrapped a decade later.

Drive BC is warning drivers to be careful travelling around the province as snow has started falling on highways and at higher elevations.

Last July, Paris Laroche was convicted of the lesser charge of second-degree murder as well as interfering with a body. She was previously charged in March 2022.

According to figures from BC Housing, Chilliwack has the highest number of shelter beds per capita out of all the cities in the region.