Category Archives: British Columbia

Mounties, conservation officers lend a hoof and free trapped moose
CLINTON, B.C. - Mounties from the Clinton, B.C. detachment teamed up with B.C. Conservation officers to free a trapped moose after it got stuck behind a fence last week. According to a news release, a...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 04, 2025

Travel agents hope for return of 'glory times' as China resumes group tours to Canada
VANCOUVER - Travel agents are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada after a five-year halt, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presen...
The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

69-year-old man reported missing, last seen a month ago: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are seeking public assistance in locating a 69-year-old man who was reported missing last week but was last seen about a month ago.According to a statement from AbbyP...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 04, 2025

B.C. cabinet ministers, First Nation leaders gather amid tensions over Cowichan case
VANCOUVER - Two days of meetings in British Columbia between provincial officials and First Nations leadership are under way amid tensions over a landmark Aboriginal-title court ruling. The province s...
The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the...
The Canadian Press Nov 04, 2025

B.C. police investigating reports of needles in Halloween candy in two cities
Police in two British Columbia cities are investigating multiple reports of sewing needles or pins being found in children's Halloween candy. A statement from Prince George RCMP says several families ...
The Canadian Press Nov 03, 2025

BC Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's power utility says it should have been more proactive about ballooning costs on the massive Site C hydroelectric dam project, partly blaming a failure to budget for "low...
The Canadian Press Nov 03, 2025

158 people died of toxic drug deaths in September, down 19 per cent from last year
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner says 158 people died from illicit drug overdoses in September, down almost 20 per cent from the same month last year in a trend that has seen the death rate fall ...
The Canadian Press Nov 03, 2025

Eby says B.C. won't run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is walking back plans to run anti-tariff advertisements in the United States after a meeting with federal officials about the province'...
The Canadian Press Nov 03, 2025