Category Archives: British Columbia
Police probe shooting at home linked to man arrested after fatal B.C. boat crash
NORTH VANCOUVER - A home associated with a man who was arrested after a British Columbia boat crash that killed a 10-year-old boy in June has been hit by gunfire. Police say they're investigating the ...
Aug 26, 2025
15-year-old rollerblading with family dies after being hit by car on Vancouver Island
SHAWNIGAN LAKE - Police on Vancouver Island say a 15-year-old who was rollerblading with family members has been struck by a car and killed in a crash where speed played a role. RCMP say it happened a...
Aug 26, 2025
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that h...
Aug 25, 2025
Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...
Aug 25, 2025
'Very exciting': Rare recreational sockeye fishery opens on portion of Fraser River
MISSION, B.C. - Recreational anglers will have a rare chance to try and catch sockeye in the Fraser River for the first time in three years as officials forecast a booming salmon return."The current e...
Aug 25, 2025
B.C.'s Fraser Canyon to bake under 39 C heat as wildfire prompts evacuation alerts
An air-quality warning remains in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to smog and wildfire smoke from a blaze that has prompted evacuation alerts for the Yale and Spuzzum are...
Aug 25, 2025
First Nations partnership to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates Britis...
Aug 25, 2025
BC Wildfire Service warns of increased fire danger during prolonged heat wave
The BC Wildfire Service says a prolonged heat wave across much of the province will increase fire danger in the coming days. The service says hot and dry weather conditions that began late last week a...
Aug 24, 2025
BC Hydro says power restored for more than 500 customers on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - BC Hydro says crews have restored power for more than 500 customers in Bamfield on Vancouver Island after a wildfire caused extensive damage to infrastructure outside Port Alberni. BC H...
Aug 23, 2025
B.C. court rules man's sentencing improperly considered deportation risk
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says an Australian-born permanent resident who stabbed a man in Surrey, B.C., last year was given too light a sentence by a judge who improperly considered the imm...
Aug 23, 2025
