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Police investigating suspicious death in Nanaimo, B.C.

Mounties have launched a suspicious death investigation after a man was found dead Thursday in Nanaimo, B.C.

Canada to deploy military patrol plane, 50 personnel to Japan

Canada will send a military patrol plane and approximately 50 personnel to Japan this month to support international sanctions on North Korea following that country's recent ballistic missile tests, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Friday.

Rescue operation frees humpback whale off northern B.C.

A humpback whale was so entangled in fishing gear, ropes and buoys that it took four days for a Fisheries Department crew to unravel the mess, Paul Cottrell said.

Former NHL enforcer Stephen Peat dies after being hit by car in B.C.

Stephen Peat, the former Washington Capitals enforcer who fought concussion issues and was homeless at times after leaving hockey, has died from injuries sustained late last month when he was struck by a car while crossing a street. He was 44.

Vancouver man forms enduring friendship with injured crow

When Jake Huang went for a walk in the park that day, he never expected it to lead to an enduring friendship with a crow.

Like a Michelin star, but for hotels: 10 B.C. properties make inaugural list of honourees

Ten hotels in B.C. have been awarded Michelin keys, a designation that is the equivalent of a restaurant being honoured with a star by the prestigious guide.

Harbour Air suspends service between Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, citing low demand

Seaplane operator Harbour Air says it is cancelling one of its routes between Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and temporarily suspending some flights to the Sunshine Coast, due to decreasing ticket sales.

B.C. will scrap carbon tax if feds remove requirement: Eby

British Columbia's premier says the province will end the consumer carbon tax if the federal government removes the legal requirement to have one.

Realtor fined by B.C. regulator after property photos digitally altered

A British Columbia Realtor has been fined thousands of dollars after a property listing was found to contain photos that were digitally altered to hide peeling paint and show furnishings that did not exist.