A man arrested Monday in connection with a mass murder in Surrey, B.C., had just won a huge poker jackpot.

Quick action by a B.C. Ferry crew saved a 63-year-old man who jumped overboard from a ferry.

Police are asking for the public's help identifying the victim and the driver involved in a fatal hit and run in Langley, B.C.

The war against drugs has failed to prevent a steep increase in the use of crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine in Vancouver over the last 10 years, according to a study released Tuesday.

A flood watch has been issued for large parts of Vancouver Islands as official warn more than 100 millimetres are forecast to fall over the next 24 hours, but no evacuation orders or alerts have been issued yet.

Parents say they are unable to get through to Stork Craft, the B.C.-based company involved in a massive recall of baby cribs after four infant deaths.

The number of people in B.C. dying from swine flu appears to be declining, after only four deaths were recorded by provincial authorities over the past week.

British Columbia's child poverty rate has remained the highest in Canada for six years in a row and it's time the provincial government took action, according to a youth advocacy group.

People in B.C. suffering from a degenerative eye condition are in a quandary over a provincial policy that allows doctors to profit by using a medication that's much cheaper than the approved drug.

A 74-year-old man has been arrested after a 69-year-old woman was found dead - apparently from stab wounds - inside a Surrey townhome early Tuesday morning.

A large fire has destroyed an old residential building at the former military base in Chilliwack, B.C., east of Vancouver, after witnesses reported seeing flames shooting 30 metres into the air.

A Regina man considers himself lucky to be alive after being alone for three days on a small B.C. island with his bones broken and nothing to eat or drink.

British Columbian writers stole the spotlight in Toronto Tuesday night at the annual Writers' Trust Awards gala.

A multimillion-dollar project by Canada's major banks and credit unions, which would have cut carbon emissions and saved money, has been scrapped. The digital clearing system would have ended the practice of couriering about three million cheques around the country

Many residents in the flood-ravaged southeastern Vancouver Island area are questioning whether the damage caused last week could have been avoided.

A parliamentary committee should not block testimony from officials willing to respond to allegations that detainees were tortured in Afghan prisons, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

A forest landscape by Tom Thomson, with notations on the back, brings nearly $1 million at auction in Toronto.

The United States says it will join Canada, Australia and Britain in sharing fingerprints to help authorities crack down on asylum shopping and unlawful immigration.

Guests at U.S. President Barack Obama's first state dinner Tuesday - honouring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - were treated to an eye-catching scheme of green and purple, from the green curry surrounding the prawns to the purple floral arrangements

Canada's major airports will soon have new X-ray scanning gear for carry-on baggage that officials say could speed up the trip through security and make it easier to spot potential threats.