BC News

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — BC Ferries says it's cancelling sailings to and from Prince Rupert until Dec. 28 due an engine issue coupled with forecasted "hurricane-force winds.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a "series of very strong storms" is set to hit British Columbia's coast early next week and has issued wind warnings going into the Christmas long weekend. The agency issued wind warnings for B.C.

VANCOUVER — Health authorities in British Columbia are warning the public about higher levels of strep bacterial infections among children.

VICTORIA — The leader of British Columbia's official Opposition, the BC United party, says he'll make sure voters have a clear choice in the election next fall.

VICTORIA — The approaching 2024 election in British Columbia is an opportunity for the Green Party to put forward issues that raise the bar for the province without worrying about wins and losses, Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says.

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says almost all of the 666 international medical graduates registered in the province this year are now working as doctors, with more than half in family medicine.

VANCOUVER — One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver that delayed the start of three area schools. RCMP say officers responded to a report of an assault at around 5 a.m.

NEWMARKET, ONTARIO — The case of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances to people who later took their own lives is due back in court next month.

LADNER, B.C. — Police in Delta are calling the death of a woman "suspicious" after her body was found at a home in Metro Vancouver. They say officers were dispatched Monday just after 5 p.m. to a residence on 47A Avenue in Ladner.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at Crab Park and allege the City of Vancouver and its park board discriminate against them by not providing "basic survival services.