Today's top headlines from CBC British Columbia

Good afternoon, these are your top stories for Friday, April 04, 2025.
Get up-to-date news any time on our website.

B.C. employment rate sees small gains in March amid economic turmoil

April 4 , 2025 at 10:14:08 a.m. PDT • :

Statistics Canada released the country's jobs numbers on Friday, revealing that British Columbia's employment rate had a ticked up slightly in March compared to the previous month.

Egg prices soar in the U.S. but not in B.C. Here's why

April 4 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Rising egg costs have been a hot-button topic in the United States, but a farming organization in British Columbia says that while prices in the province have risen, eggs remain "one of the least expensive proteins in the grocery store."

From housing to health care: Langley voters weigh in on the big election issues

April 4 , 2025 at 04:00:59 a.m. PDT • :

A growing population has the region split into three ridings for the 2025 federal: Langley Township–Fraser Heights, Abbotsford–South Langley and Cloverdale–Langley City.

Burnaby, B.C., spa employee who offered vaginal-tightening guilty on 7 counts of sexual assault

April 3 , 2025 at 01:23:37 p.m. PDT • :

Crown prosecutors argued that Farshad Khojsteh Kashani sexually assaulted seven complainants during vaginal-tightening treatments at Fab Skin Care on Kingsway.

First Nations leaders in B.C. call for Conservatives to drop candidate Aaron Gunn

April 3 , 2025 at 11:24:41 a.m. PDT • :

Social media comments made by North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn have resurfaced, sparking outrage from First Nations leaders.

April 3 , 2025 at 11:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

How eliminating underground parking is helping the climate

April 3 , 2025 at 03:27:20 p.m. PDT • :

Untangling Mark Carney's father's ties to Fort Smith, N.W.T., Indian day school

April 4 , 2025 at 08:38:22 a.m. PDT • :

Carney calls Preston Manning's Western independence comments 'dramatic'

April 3 , 2025 at 11:28:17 a.m. PDT • :

First LNG carrier arrives in Kitimat, B.C., as $40B liquefied natural gas plant prepares to start

April 3 , 2025 at 03:37:33 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. bumps up rental subsidy programs for seniors, low-income families

Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here