Category Archives: British Columbia

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,...
Alyssa Conti 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...
Alyssa Conti Aug 02, 2025

Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm watches amid B.C. wildfire fight
Environment Canada has issued more than a dozen severe thunderstorm watches across British Columbia as the province continues to fight multiple wildfires. Forecasters say conditions are favourable for...
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

Hiker dead after falling into waterfall near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH - Police say a hiker has died after falling into a waterfall near Squamish, B.C. RCMP in the community north of Vancouver say they received a call Thursday evening about a hiker who had falle...
Aug 01, 2025

B.C. forestry executive warns against cutting bad deal after U.S. raises tariffs
VICTORIA - An executive in British Columbia's forestry industry says Canada should stand up to the United States, even after U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs to 35 per cent from 25 per cent ...
Alyssa Conti Aug 01, 2025

Eight charges laid in the shooting death of a man from Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eight charges, including second-degree murder, have been laid in connection to the death of a man in Langley, B.C. Police say they were called to a home on Aug. 2 last year...
Aug 01, 2025

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thu...
Aug 01, 2025