Category Archives: British Columbia

'Disturbing' scenes, record overdoses, as powerful sedative hits B.C. drug supply
VANCOUVER - Last weekend, frontline health workers in Trail, B.C., reported "disturbing" scenes to Dr. Karin Goodison, medical health officer with Interior Health. She said workers were finding about ...
The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - A train has struck and killed a pedestrian in Metro Vancouver, and police are investigating. RCMP say the collision happened at about 7:44 a.m. Thursday near Glover and Billy Brown roads in ...
The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Sobeys parent company Empire shutters Voilà grocery delivery in Alberta
STELLARTON - Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. is closing its Voil grocery delivery facilities in Alberta and pausing the online service's expansion in the Vancouver area as it failed to meet the ...
The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Heavy rain returns to B.C.'s south coast, including parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain has returned to British Columbia's south coast, triggering streamflow advisories and rainfall warnings for several communities in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. Enviro...
The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

'Creeping snow drought': Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in t...
The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B...
The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2026

Annette, the harbour seal, rescued from netting around her neck in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A young harbour seal is recovering after being rescued from a life-threatening gillnet entanglement in West Vancouver. Dr. Martin Haulena, the head veterinarian at the Vancouver Aquarium M...
The Canadian Press Jan 28, 2026

'Borderline friendly': Premiers of Alberta and B.C. meet with Carney, talk pipeline
OTTAWA - The potential pipeline to the West Coast was one of multiple topics discussed Wednesday by the leaders of B.C., Alberta and Canada in what was described as a "borderline friendly" meeting. Al...
The Canadian Press Jan 28, 2026

Ex-judge to decide if Vancouver constables must apologize in person to Heiltsuk pair
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has appointed a retired judge to determine if two officers who wrongfully handcuffed an Indigenous man and his granddaughter o...
The Canadian Press Jan 28, 2026

Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement
OTTAWA - Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation campaign to expel vast numbers o...
The Canadian Press Jan 28, 2026

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