Unemployment is rising across Canada, and while B.C.'s economy is still in better shape than the national average, the province's once-thriving construction industry is taking the brunt of the hit. CBC.ca

The B.C. government has given the green light to the operator of BC Place to start a $365-million renovation. CBC.ca

The government may have to take major action over the next three to five years to deal with the economic crisis, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday, adding that the next federal budget will be one of the biggest in a long time. CBC.ca

Fossil collectors picked up some deals at Vancouver's Science World on Thursday after an auction of prehistoric bones failed to draw expected bids. CBC.ca

The B.C. government is offering help to flood victims in the Fraser Valley and on southern Vancouver Island, based on the fact they won't receive compensation from insurance companies. CBC.ca

Three days after heavy rains swept through southern B.C., many mountain areas remain under a high-risk avalanche warning, and that's keeping some highways closed and making travel in the backcountry extremely dangerous. CBC.ca

Kidnappers of a Vancouver web publisher are demanding a $1.5 million ransom and the release of Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan, according to a Pakistani newspaper. CBC.ca

A snowboarder was injured Thursday after being hit by an avalanche on Alice Mountain, about 15 kilometres northwest of Terrace, the RCMP said. CBC.ca

The 2009 Pemberton Music Festival has been cancelled, the mayor of Pemberton, B.C., confirmed Thursday. CBC.ca

A state of emergency was declared in a flooded area of Chilliwack, in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, on Thursday. CBC.ca

The leader of a polygamous sect in Bountiful, B.C., says he is being persecuted for his religious beliefs and politics is behind the decision to charge him with polygamy. CBC.ca

Flood victims are out of luck if they are looking to their insurance companies for compensation, because home flood insurance doesn't exist in this country, says the Insurance Bureau of Canada. CBC.ca

NHL fans, general managers and the league have had their say. Now it's time for ours, as we present CBCSports.ca's selections for the 2009 NHL Western Conference all-star team. CBC.ca

The deadline for Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson to fulfill one of his key campaign promises has passed, but the recently elected mayor says he will still keep his word to reveal the details of a controversial Olympic loan. CBC.ca

The Coquihalla and other highways remain closed and several communities struggle to hold back flood waters across southern B.C. on Thursday morning as crews deal with the aftermath of two days of heavy rain falling on top of melting snow. CBC.ca

Teck Cominco Ltd. said Thursday it is cutting roughly 1,400 jobs, or 13 per cent of its global workforce, as it moves to cut its costs and improve its competitiveness in the face of weak commodity prices. CBC.ca

Mats Sundin made his much-anticipated return to the NHL as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 at Rexall Place on Wednesday night. CBC.ca

Two rival leaders of a religious community in Bountiful, B.C., have been released Wednesday night after being charged with practising polygamy. CBC.ca