Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. man survives several days in wilderness by slurping water from ponds
VICTORIA - Williams Lake RCMP say 39-year-old Andrew Barber was "slurping pond water" and "munched on whatever he could find" to stay alive for several days after his truck had broken down in a remote...
Aug 10, 2025
Parts of southern B.C., Vancouver Island under Environment Canada heat warning
VICTORIA - Expected temperatures of up to 37 C for the coming days have prompted heat warnings for parts of southern B.C. and Vancouver Islands. The heat warning first issued Saturday applies to the F...
Aug 10, 2025
'Private property rights are fundamental': opposition parties calling on Premier to appeal landmark court decision
RICHMOND, B.C. - The leader of B.C.'s newest political party is calling on the provincial government to appeal a court decision said to have wide-reaching legal implications for property rights in the...
Aug 10, 2025
Man out on release for violent offence arrested after stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.
VICTORIA - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a business owner sustained "life-threatening injuries" while at work during a stabbing first reported Saturday morning. Emergency crews discovered the injure...
Aug 09, 2025
Officials say out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke
VICTORIA - The B.C. Wildfire Service says rising temperatures will lead to more smoke from the Wesley Ridge wildfire burning on Vancouver Island. Madison Dahl, fire information officer, says the out-o...
Aug 09, 2025
Sixth and final generating unit operational at Site C dam in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - BC Hydro says it has reached an historic milestone as the sixth and final power-generating turbine at the Site C dam is now up and running. The Crown Corporation says it means th...
Aug 09, 2025
Giant Pacific octopus shoots video of itself after claiming camera from B.C. divers
When it comes to cinematography, a giant Pacific octopus that borrowed a camera from two divers earns a solid "10 out of 10." Underwater videographer John Roney said he and his longtime diving buddy C...
Aug 09, 2025
U.S. in final decision to hike Canadian softwood duties, tells officers to collect
The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has made a final decision to more than double countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, a move business groups in British Columbia say will har...
Aug 08, 2025
B.C. First Nation wins rights, title along Fraser River's south arm in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigen...
Aug 08, 2025
Phoney wildfire images cause confusion on social media. Here are steps to spot them
This week, the BC Wildfire Service posted on Facebook two aerial view images of wildfires raging across densely forested terrain with aircraft attempting to douse the flames. The images were dramatic,...
Aug 08, 2025
