One person is dead after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Metro Vancouver.
Police in Delta say it happened last night along Highway 99, near the exit for Highway 17, where a pick-up truck crashed into a barrier before rolling onto its roof.
They say the driver, a 40-year-old man from Alberta, was the only person inside.
Police are asking anyone with dash-camera footage or other information to come forward.
British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the looming threat of American tariffs raises the stakes for boosting the province's energy independence. Dix says there was urgency before the U.S. election last November, but "there's more now" as American President Donald Trump threatens to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.
The driver of a garbage truck in Victoria is being hailed for his quick thinking when he saw smoke coming from the back compartment. The Victoria Firefighters Association posted its praise on social media saying the driver called 911 when he saw the smoke — then drove straight to the firehall.
Trump is threatening to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Feb. 1 though Joly says things are still in transition while Trump hasn't yet confirmed a commerce secretary.
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the capital gains tax was made in response to Donald Trump's election in the United States. Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal party and the next prime minister.
Construction is underway on additional student housing on the Vancouver Island University campus in Nanaimo. BC's Ministry of Post-Secondary Education says the addition will provide 266 new beds along with study rooms, lounge areas, shared kitchens and a 200-seat dining hall.
A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting in British Columbia's northeast that left one person dead and another injured. Mounties in Dawson Creek say a 23-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody pending a court appearance Thursday.