Category Archives: British Columbia
Lightning strikes, hot weather cause wildfires in B.C. to surge to more than 140
The number of wildfires in British Columbia continues to swell as thousands of lightning strikes hit the province due to persisting hot and dry weather. The BC Wildfire Service says about 140 wildfire...
Aug 31, 2025
Active wildfires surges in B.C. amid hot, dry conditions
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the number of active blazes in the province has nearly doubled since mid-week as hot and dry conditions persist alongside the potential for more ...
Aug 30, 2025
Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER - The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot passengers between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver says its members are voting on a potential strike after talks w...
Aug 30, 2025
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant
SECHELT - Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza restaurant in the last month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The notification about possible exposure at P...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. public service workers overwhelmingly approve strike, union gives 72-hour notice
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbians are facing the prospect of industrial action next week by an array of public service workers, from liquor store staff to community college instructors and municipal ...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. starts receiving initial $936M payment from big tobacco settlement
British Columbia's attorney general says the province has begun to receive the initial payment from its multi-billion-dollar share of the settlement in a pan-Canadian lawsuit against big tobacco compa...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. ministry unaware of coroners attending death scenes remotely after 2019
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely after 2019. Ministry spokeswoma...
Aug 29, 2025
Wildfire numbers soar past 100, dozens out of control, as lightning hits B.C.'s south
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 7:00 p.m.): The number of wildfires has soared in British Columbia as a hot, sunny week ended with thunderstorms and lightning in southern areas of the province. BC Wildfire Service...
Aug 29, 2025 CFJC Today File Photo
Doctor says Port Hardy, B.C., ER should re-open 24/7 as town has 'lots of physicians'
VICTORIA - The medical director of a health centre in Port Hardy, B.C., is calling for the reopening of the community's overnight emergency room that has been shut for 31 months, saying the community ...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash
NAKUSP - British Columbia's police watchdog is asking the provincial prosecution service to consider charging an RCMP officer after a crash that killed a man in the West Kootenay region last year. A s...
Aug 29, 2025
