Category Archives: British Columbia
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER - The co-founder of a Vancouver "compassion club" that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine so it could be tested and sold to save lives said he wanted to stop the dangerous street dru...
Nov 24, 2025
Firefighters safely pull B.C. snorkeller from water after being carried downstream
NORTH VANCOUVER - District of North Vancouver firefighters were able to pull a snorkeller who got into trouble over the weekend to safety. Spokesman Ryan Schaap says in an email the person was snorkel...
Nov 23, 2025
B.C. producers frustrated after alcohol excluded from interprovincial trade deal
Producers in B.C.'s food and beverage sector say they are frustrated that alcohol was excluded from a new national agreement aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers.The Canadian Mutual Recogn...
Nov 23, 2025
Officers search for bear after for B.C. attack, nation fundraising for victims
British Columbia conservation officers are continuing to look for the grizzly bear responsible for attacking an elementary school group, as the First Nation has starting raising money to support those...
Nov 23, 2025 A B.C. conservation officer measures a footprint in the mud during the search in Bella Coola on Saturday Nov. 22, 2025, for a bear that attacked a group of children and their teachers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — B.C. Conservation Officer Service (Mandatory Credit)
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Worker dies at copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE - Taseko Mines Limited says a worker has died after an accident at its copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C. A statement from the mining company says the accident occurred in an a...
Nov 22, 2025
Another Canadian arrested linked to Ryan Wedding case
The FBI say a Vancouver man is the latest to be arrested in connection to his alleged role in Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding's intercontinental drug smuggling ring. An updat...
Nov 22, 2025
New legislation could expand First Nations status - here's what you need to know
OTTAWA - Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, but it's not clear yet if those changes will pass the House of...
Nov 22, 2025
Officers believe sow with cubs was involved in B.C. bear attack on students, teachers
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they believe a mother bear with two cubs was likely involved in an attack on a group of elementary school students and their teachers Thursday, and they c...
Nov 22, 2025
Cargo unloaded from sinking barge off B.C. coast as planning starts for move south
BELLA BELLA - The local First Nation in the vicinity of a sinking barge off the central British Columbia coast says some cargo containers have been moved off the damaged vessel. The Heiltsuk First Nat...
Nov 21, 2025
Grizzly attack on B.C. elementary class is latest in series of encounters
A grizzly bear attack on a group of elementary school students in Bella Coola, B.C., on Thursday is the latest in a number of recent encounters with the animals in British Columbia this year. Several ...
Nov 21, 2025
