Category Archives: British Columbia
Wildfire near B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway triggers evacuation order and alerts
KAMLOOPS - About 84 properties along the Coquihalla Highway in the British Columbia Interior are on alert and one other has been ordered to evacuate due to an intense wildfire that saw drivers go thro...
Sep 04, 2025
Vancouver officials to present safety report following festival attack
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the vehicle-ramming attack that ki...
Sep 04, 2025
Passenger rescued after going overboard on BC Ferries sailing from Tsawwassen
VICTORIA - A passenger was rescued after going overboard during a BC Ferries sailing that departed from Metro Vancouver's Tsawwassen terminal on Wednesday. A statement from BC Ferries says the vessel ...
Sep 03, 2025
As BCGEU strike drags on, teachers' union negotiations simmer in background
As some government workers hit the picket lines this week, British Columbia students are heading back to class - putting the spotlight on another potential brewing labour conflict. The B.C. Teachers' ...
Sep 03, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
2 hikers dead, 3rd presumed dead after going over waterfall in southeast B.C.: police
KIMBERLEY - Police say the bodies of two hikers have been recovered and a third person is presumed dead after the trio fell over a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia. RCMP in Kimberley, B.C., ...
Sep 03, 2025
Helicopter with B.C. wildfire crew makes forced landing near Pemberton
VICTORIA - A helicopter carrying a wildfire attack crew had to make a forced landing in a forested area near Pemberton, B.C., on Wednesday. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says he's relieved that all occ...
Sep 03, 2025
Head of BC Ferries supports Canadian shipbuilding, but it must be free of politics
VICTORIA - The head of BC Ferries welcomes plans to expand Canada's shipbuilding industry, but says future vessel procurements must be "free from political interference" after lessons learned from the...
Sep 03, 2025
Communities across Western Canada face smoke warnings due to wildfires
VANCOUVER - Smoke from wildfires continues to cause worries across much of the West. In British Columbia, smoky haze enveloping Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has triggered an air-quality warni...
Sep 03, 2025
B.C. wildfire fight is helped by smoke, humidity and haze cover
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Wildfire Service says it is getting a bit of help in the fight to contain more than 150 active wildfires in the province from the smoke and haze from those fires. The se...
Sep 03, 2025
'You can't go to 11': Expert sees 'escalating strategy' in B.C. public service strike
SURREY - The range of British Columbia public service staff that could potentially be impacted by job action that began this week is wide, from scientists and social workers to liquor and cannabis dis...
Sep 03, 2025
