Category Archives: British Columbia
Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres
NANAIMO - The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 5 square kilometres as "numerous" fire departments on the island converge on the blaze to pr...
Aug 04, 2025
B.C. faces calls to expand first-ever publicly-funded IVF program
The British Columbia government is facing calls to expand and extend a new program covering the costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF).The program was announced last year, and will pay up to $19,000 fo...
Aug 04, 2025
Langley RCMP appeal for footage, witnesses after fatal B.C. highway crash
LANGLEY - Police in Langley, B.C., say a motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 1 on Saturday evening. Langley RCMP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious crash that ha...
Aug 04, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's B.C. visit expected to continue Monday in Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to go to Vancouver Island on Monday as his visit to British Columbia continues. Carney is slated to visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and...
Aug 04, 2025
Crews worked through night to battle growing Cameron Lake wildfire in B.C.
Fire crews worked through Saturday night to battle the growing wildfire on Vancouver Island that has led to the evacuation of nearly 400 properties. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire burning along...
Aug 03, 2025
Forecasters predict Prairie wildfire smoke could cause hazy skies across Canada
Wildfire smoke from the Prairies today is forecast to fill the skies from Vancouver Island to Charlottetown with gritty, hazy dust. Environment Canada says the smoke is causing or expected to cause po...
Aug 03, 2025
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...
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
