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VICTORIA — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body that regulates doctors could allow physician assistants to work in provincial emergency rooms. The ministry says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to low or very low as cool, damp fall weather arrives.

KAMLOOPS, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A 43-year-old Kamloops, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, woman who admitted to setting two arson fires has been sentenced.

PRINCE GEORGE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Two people are dead and four more are injured after a helicopter crash east of Prince George, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, on Tuesday. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said in a statement that the crash occurred just before 7:45 a.m.

Three people had wounds significant enough to require medical attention at hospital. 

A new, single regulator for legal service providers would be in line with regulatory changes to other professions in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ over the past three years; but lawyers have voiced concerns about independence from government.

Two smoke bombs were thrown into a Maple Ridge store, damaging everything inside.

WEST KELOWNA, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one property in West Kelowna, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, about five weeks after thousands were chased out by a fast-moving wildfire.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's advocate for seniors is calling for "fundamental reform" in how the province funds contracted long-term care providers, after a study found for-profit facilities routinely under-delivered care for the funding they receiv

VANCOUVER — Coastal British Columbia is experiencing its first fall storm of the season and while significant winds and rainfall are typical for the area, an extended drought has created conditions that are "more out of the ordinary," says an Environ