A UBC student says he's happy to be alive after the Skagit River Bridge collapsed beneath him on Thursday night.

RCMP in North Vancouver have issued a warning after a dog was snared by a cruel trap set with baited hooks near the Grouse Grind Trail yesterday morning.

With massive pipeline projects mired in controversy, the need to move crude oil to market could mean a big new boost to Canada's rail sector.

The unofficial start to the cruise ship season kicked off in downtown Vancouver on Friday as more than 11,000 passengers got on or off three ships docked at the terminal at Canada Place.

Officials in Washington are warning motorists ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend to avoid the area where a bridge collapsed on Interstate 5 north of Mount Vernon last night.

The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated a $4-million award to a Vancouver mother whose son was born with severe brain damage in a medical lawsuit that was overturned because the judge plagiarized most of his decision.

Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest.

Two women have been charged with the first-degree murder of a Chilliwack man in Calgary last Saturday.

The first ever gay pride march is being held in Abbotsford, B.C., this weekend — in the heart of the Bible Belt.

The B.C. Coroner has released the identities of the two men found dead in Kalamalka Lake, south of Vernon, on Wednesday.

Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money.

The western tent caterpillar population is peaking this year, engulfing fruit trees in parts of B.C. and down the western U.S. coast.

The B.C. Lions on Friday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Joey Elliott, who spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Modern-day bridges constructed with cables prevent incidents like the Interstate 5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River on Thursday, a retired B.C. engineer says.

A Washington state bridge over a river collapsed last night, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who searched the chilly waterway north of Seattle.