Category Archives: British Columbia

Suspicious fire at waste management facility under investigation in Victoria
VICTORIA - Police say a fire near a Victoria waste management facility has been ruled suspicious. The Victoria Police Department says the fire department called officers to attend the area of Bridge S...
The Canadian Press Apr 04, 2026

Air quality is being monitored after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District says it's aware of a barge fir...
The Canadian Press Apr 03, 2026

B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independe...
The Canadian Press Apr 03, 2026

'Absolute betrayal': First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRI...
The Canadian Press Apr 03, 2026

Does your single friend excel? Try a PowerPoint dating pitch
VANCOUVER - Harjot Rai had three minutes to make his PowerPoint pitch. The subject? His cringing friend, Matt White. And the audience was a far cry from executives in a corporate boardroom. Instead, i...
The Canadian Press Apr 03, 2026

B.C. Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's Aboriginal title over a swath of Nootka Isla...
The Canadian Press Apr 02, 2026

Eby faces 'complete opposition' after proposing suspension of DRIPA sections
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will stake his government on suspending sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for up to three years, calling it the "least inva...
The Canadian Press Apr 02, 2026

BC Ferries head says service remains reliable despite vessel disruptions
The president of BC Ferries is defending service levels after disruptions this week caused by two major vessels being taken out of service, but adds he plans to revisit a rejected request for a fifth ...
The Canadian Press Apr 02, 2026

B.C. Premier David Eby temporarily replaces spokesperson with identical twin
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby hasn't had to familiarize himself with a new face in his office after deputy director of communications James Smith left for another job - he simply tappe...
The Canadian Press Apr 02, 2026

B.C. gang member who fled to Puerto Rico sentenced to 15 years for conspiracy
VANCOUVER - Police say a man involved in British Columbia's deadly gang conflict who fled to Puerto Rico to dodge murder and conspiracy charges has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Combined F...
The Canadian Press Apr 01, 2026