The city of Abbotsford, B.C., says it needs to start recouping the costs of responding to false fire alarms and will start charging for them in the new year.

Quarterback Ricky Ray ran for two touchdowns and passed for another Friday, to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a 45-13 victory over the B.C. Lions and a CFL playoff berth.

The union representing B.C. paramedics says Olympic organizers put pressure on the provincial government to legislate an end to the emergency responders' strike.

Brad Richards scored midway through the second period and Brenden Morrow added a power-play goal in the third to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over Vancouver, despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

Parents who suspect their children have swine flu are putting so much pressure on the emergency room at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver that officials are asking families to keep their children home unless they have severe symptoms.

Demoltion work has begun on one of Vancouver's oldest public housing projects - the landmark Little Mountain development - ending a years-long long campaign to save it.

Three Vancouver teenagers are facing charges after a 16-year-old boy was stripped, beaten and assaulted with a stun device as part of an apparent extortion attempt in Richmond, B.C.

The top levels of both BC Ferries and TransLink require a major restructuring to give them more accountability, greater transparency and better oversight, according a new report by B.C.'s comptroller general.

B.C.'s unemployment rate jumped nearly a full percentage point last month to 8.3 per cent, but the province's economic development minister says there is still reason for optimism about the provincial economy.

A large fire has broken out at an industrial site in New Westminster, B.C., police say.

Vancouver police are moving to shut down one of the oldest strolls in the city's sex trade just in time for the 2010 Winter Games, CBC News has learned.

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in British Columbia.

Members of the B.C. legislature had girded themselves for an all-night debate Thursday as NDP MLAs tried to slow passage of a bill forcing striking paramedics back to work. It didn't happen, but MLAs will be back in the legislature for a rare Friday sitting.

Canada's unemployment rate rose slightly in October, with the economy shedding 43,200 jobs in the month.

More than 18,000 homes in B.C.'s Lower Mainland were without power late Thursday after heavy winds blew through the area.

Matt Pettinger scored his first goal with the Canucks, helping the team to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Thursday night's kickoff to a five-game road trip.

Lawyers for the federal government reveal that at least two of the 76 men who came to Canada illegally last month are members of the Tamil Tigers, a group banned in this country as a terrorist organization.

Pregnant women will top the priority list for H1N1 shots next week as British Columbia temporarily faces a dwindling supply of vaccine.

Less than a year and half after taking the job, the head of Metro Vancouver's regional transit authority is stepping down for a new post running North America's largest subway and bus system.

A Vancouver woman who paid $350 to cancel her flight to Japan after she was diagnosed with swine flu is criticizing the airline, saying it should consider easing its cancellation fees.