Category Archives: British Columbia
'Colonial decision-making': First Nations denounce B.C. park closure as too short
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations are denouncing British Columbia's planned month-long closure of Joffre Lakes Park for Indigenous cultural practices as too short, calling it "a ...
Aug 21, 2025
Wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., that triggered evacuation orders being held
PORT ALBERNI - A Vancouver Island blaze near Port Alberni, B.C., that triggered several evacuation orders last week is now classified as being held. The BC Wildfire Service dashboard says the fire, ab...
Aug 21, 2025
B.C. recreational anglers get rare chance for sockeye, amid bumper salmon run
British Columbia fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen anglers wondering if this would be their year. "Do you think there's going to be a salmon opening, Dean?" Now the...
Aug 21, 2025
B.C. court gives parliament 10-month deadline to make Indian Act comply with Charter
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has given the Canadian government until April 2026 to change the Indian Act to bring it into compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms after a successful le...
Aug 20, 2025
B.C. MLA launches private prosecution against Charlotte Kates of Samidoun
VANCOUVER - A member of the British Columbia legislature says she is pursuing a private prosecution against a Vancouver woman who praised Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel as "heroic." Dallas Brodie, le...
Aug 20, 2025
CP NewsAlert: West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer on safety grounds
WEST KELOWNA - The City of West Kelowna, B.C, has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement...
Aug 20, 2025
Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government to designate the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. His call on a visit ...
Aug 20, 2025
Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says the small coastal village occasionally gets a celebrity vis...
Aug 20, 2025
B.C.'s veterinary college says it risks insolvency in 2026 if fees don't increase
Veterinarians in British Columbia have until the end of the month to vote on increasing fees they pay to work in the province, a move their regulatory body says is needed to prevent it becoming insolv...
Aug 20, 2025
Some evacuation orders, alerts linked to Vancouver Island wildfire lifted
PORT ALBERNI - Some of the evacuation orders and alerts linked to the Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island have been lifted or downgraded, as firefighters report "minimal" behaviour from the b...
Aug 20, 2025
