Category Archives: British Columbia
Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA - A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal actions if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims. ...
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B.C. court hears Chinese police went 'missing' for hours during trip to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went "missing" for six hours during an RCMP-escorted visit to Vancouver in 2018, setting off concerns the...
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Truck blaze along in B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The main highway linking British Columbia's Lower Mainland to the Interior has been closed in both directions after a large fire in a semi-trailer set the forest alight. RC...
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B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE - A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside of his designated hunt area. The B.C. Conservation Officer ...
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Slain Mountie's family decries 'systemic failure' after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they've lost trust in the institutions she served after the suspect in her killing was deemed unfit for trial, while denouncing...
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Land beneath road shifting in northeastern B.C. landslide that triggered evacuation
FORT ST. JOHN - A regional district where a landslide has forced the evacuation of residents in Old Fort, B.C., in the province's northeast says the slide is shifting the land beneath the road into th...
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AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations' opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "regressive" attempt by B.C. Premier David Eby's government to amend or suspend parts of a ...
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Turf war: B.C. prison finds drug package disguised as grass patch dropped over fence
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Authorities in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have foiled an attempt to sneak drugs into a prison by dropping a package disguised as a patch of loose turf onto th...
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Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts evacuation order
FORT ST. JOHN - Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of their homes late Monday due to the risk of a landslide. Those in the area of the historic Old Fort slide were to head ...
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Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend k...
Apr 20, 2026