Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Premier David Eby announces new involuntary care beds, North Coast power line
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby came prepared with announcements as he spoke to leaders of British Columbia's local governments, promising more involuntary care facilities for those with severe mental il...
Sep 26, 2025
Police cleared in fatal 2024 shooting of woman in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's independent police watchdog says an officer was justified in using lethal force in the fatal shooting of a woman threatening her baby. The Independent Investigations Office...
Sep 26, 2025
Wildfire evacuation order downgraded for parts of Peachland, B.C.
KELOWNA - Some residents in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley who were ordered out of their homes on Thursday due to a wildfire have been allowed back home. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says an evacuati...
Sep 26, 2025
Stay of ostrich cull in southeast B.C. an ongoing potential health risk, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the "ongoing delay" in carrying out the cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm presents "potential animal and human health risks." The agency said in a s...
Sep 26, 2025
Talks to resume between B.C. government and its public service union
VICTORIA - Negotiations will resume Monday between the union representing British Columbia's public service workers and the province, but picket lines in front of government offices and liquor stores ...
Sep 26, 2025
Police confirm pilot's death after plane crash in Lillooet, B.C.
LILLOOET - Police in Lillooet, B.C., have confirmed that a pilot has died when a small plane crashed near the community's airport. RCMP say they were notified that a bush plane had crashed just after ...
Sep 26, 2025
High streamflow advisory in place for B.C.'s south coast
VICTORIA - A high streamflow advisory has been issued for much of the B.C. coast, with heavy rain expected throughout the weekend. The advisory is in place for the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Vanc...
Sep 26, 2025
Port of Vancouver says record volumes of cargo moved during first half of 2025
VANCOUVER - Record volumes moved through Canada's biggest port during the first half of this year as cross-border trade strife pushed businesses to seek customers outside of the United States, the Van...
Sep 26, 2025
Crew unravels humpback whale from rope and fishing gear off B.C.'s coast
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia's waters for the last two decades, but this time the whale was spotted with something extra - more than 130 metres of rope and fishing gear....
Sep 26, 2025
More than 300 addresses ordered evacuated as wildfire burns near Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND - An evacuation order has been issued for a few hundred addresses in the Okanagan Valley due to an out-of-control wildfire. The order covers 325 addresses in the Peachland, B.C., area, near ...
Sep 25, 2025
