Category Archives: British Columbia
4.8 magnitude earthquake off Bella Bella, B.C., no damage expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred nearly 200 kilometres off of Bella Bella in British Columbia. The quake hit Sunday just after 8 a.m. but Earthquakes Canada says no damage has been reported and non...
Sep 07, 2025
Fatal shooting inside Langley, B.C., taxi: homicide investigators
LANGLEY - British Columbia's homicide investigators are looking into the fatal shooting of a person inside a taxi in Langley. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says RCMP resp...
Sep 06, 2025
B.C. wildfires lead to multiple evacuation orders
Fire crews are using equipment including a night vision helicopter to fight two out-of-control wildfires in Central British Columbia that led to evacuation orders for more than 800 properties. The Car...
Sep 06, 2025
Evacuation orders, alerts extended as wildfires burn in the Cariboo-Chilcotin
Wildfires burning in the B.C. Interior have prompted local officials to issue a new set of evacuation orders. The Ulkatcho First Nation and the Cariboo Regional District issued the orders for areas ar...
Sep 05, 2025
Suspected double homicide in Vancouver, two others seriously injured
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say two people have been killed in a suspected double homicide while two others are seriously injured. They say officers responded Friday afternoon to reports of a stab...
Sep 05, 2025
Expert 'taken aback' by Eby foreign worker claims, says axing program won't fix woes
VICTORIA - Ending the temporary foreign worker program won't solve "deep structural problems" with housing and other issues in British Columbia, while it would create "problematic consequences" for la...
Sep 05, 2025
ICBC reopens licensing service in Surrey, B.C., as public service strike continues
SURREY - The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia says it is reopening one of its driver licensing service centres in Surrey, B.C., after finding a way forward with the Labour Relations Board as a stri...
Sep 05, 2025
Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER - The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are appealing the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that found another First Nation government holds Aboriginal title for l...
Sep 05, 2025
Ontario drove Carney's decision to suspend EV mandate: B.C. Energy Minister Dix
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's energy minister says the federal decision to delay its electric vehicle sales mandate largely reflects circumstances in Ontario, and Ottawa should follow through on a mo...
Sep 05, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm seeks new stay of cull order and says CFIA mobilizing 'imminently'
A co-owner of the B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is "actively mobilizing" to destroy the birds over the next few days, and i...
Sep 05, 2025
