Category Archives: British Columbia

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off B.C. coast, no damage expected
OTTAWA - A 4.0 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of British Columbia. Earthquakes Canada says the quake struck Sunday around 6:20 a.m. local time. It was recorded at a depth of 15 kilometres,...
Aug 03, 2025

Police watchdog called in after man injured during Victoria arrest
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in after a man was injured during an arrest in Victoria. A statement from the Independent Investigations Office says the Victoria Police D...
Aug 02, 2025

Wildfire grows, evacuation order expands to nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island
UPDATE 5:15 p.m. - Nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island, as well as a provincial park, have been ordered evacuated due to a wildfire burning out of control. The Regional District of Nanaimo expan...
Victor Kaisar Aug 02, 2025

Four charged with first-degree murder in death of 19-year-old B.C. man
Homicide investigators in British Columbia say four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old man earlier this year. The province's Integrated Homicide Investigation...
Aug 02, 2025

B.C.'s Jobs Minister Kahlon urges Canada to 'negotiate hard' over U.S. tariff raises
British Columbia's minister of jobs and economic growth is urging the federal government to stand firm and "negotiate hard" when trying to find a solution to 35 per cent tariffs imposed by U.S. Presid...
Victor Kaisar Aug 02, 2025

Hiker dead after falling into waterfall near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH - Police say a hiker has died after falling into a waterfall near Squamish, B.C. RCMP in the community north of Vancouver say they received a call Thursday evening about a hiker who had falle...
Aug 01, 2025

B.C. forestry executive warns against cutting bad deal after U.S. raises tariffs
VICTORIA - An executive in British Columbia's forestry industry says Canada should stand up to the United States, even after U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs to 35 per cent from 25 per cent ...
Aug 01, 2025

Eight charges laid in the shooting death of a man from Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eight charges, including second-degree murder, have been laid in connection to the death of a man in Langley, B.C. Police say they were called to a home on Aug. 2 last year...
Aug 01, 2025

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thu...
Aug 01, 2025

B.C. park reopens, while search continues for man missing in Coquihalla River
HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police say the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park in Hope, B.C., has reopened, while a search to find a missing man who fell into the river last week...
Aug 01, 2025

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