Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. park reopens, while search continues for man missing in Coquihalla River
HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police say the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park in Hope, B.C., has reopened, while a search to find a missing man who fell into the river last week...
Aug 01, 2025
Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 120, with half started in last 24 hours
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia continues to spike after high temperatures and lightning strikes this week, with about 120 blazes burning in the province. The BC Wildfire Service sa...
Aug 01, 2025
Transport committee meets to study BC Ferries' $1B loan for Chinese ships
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee is meeting today to look into the $1 billion loan BC Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase of four new electric...
Aug 01, 2025
Police chief disappointed at alleged drug deals from chair outside consumption site
VICTORIA - Victoria's police chief says undercover operatives didn't have to look far to find evidence of criminality outside a safe consumption site in the city. A suspected cocaine dealer was sellin...
Jul 31, 2025
City of Abbotsford denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht's show, citing protests
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia's Fraser Valley says it will not issue a permit for a concert by Sean Feucht, becoming the latest Canadian cancellation for the American Christi...
Jul 31, 2025
'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died in July
VANCOUVER - A small group gathered outside Vancouver's art gallery Thursday to remember several women who died recently in B.C. and call for changes within the justice system to prevent more such deat...
Jul 31, 2025
Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May, June, coroner says
VICTORIA - The number of deaths due to toxic drugs fell to below 150 people per month for May and June in British Columbia, a downward trend from the same months last year. The BC Coroners Service say...
Jul 31, 2025
Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about...
Jul 31, 2025
Vancouver woman gets six-year sentence for stabbing stranger to death
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman has been convicted of manslaughter in a random stabbing attack that killed a 29-year-old man three years ago. Police say Lyndsay Scott, 37, was initially charged with sec...
Jul 31, 2025
Lytton First Nation issues evacuation order due to Cantilever Bar fire
LYTTON. - The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation order for two of its reserves due to the Cantilever Bar wildfire.The order, which was issued Thursday (July 31) morning covers the 26 Skwayay...
Jul 31, 2025