Category Archives: British Columbia
Drying trend forecast to return after rain, cooler weather in parts of B.C.
British Columbia's wildfire service says much of the province is experiencing "unsettled" weather conditions, with rain in some areas that have been hot spots for fire this season, but a drying patter...
Jul 20, 2025
Trade top of mind as Canada's premiers are set to hold three-day meeting in Ontario
TORONTO - Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country's premiers arrive in Ontario's cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic r...
Jul 20, 2025
Second-degree murder charge laid against Richmond, B.C., man in partner's death
RICHMOND - British Columbia homicide investigators say a 33-year-old man from Richmond has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of a woman who had been a relationship with ...
Jul 19, 2025
Settlement proposed in class-action lawsuit over B.C. solitary confinement
VANCOUVER - A proposed settlement of up to $60 million has been reached in a class-action lawsuit related to the use of solitary confinement in B.C. correctional facilities. The Quebec-based law firm ...
Jul 19, 2025
Suspects charged nearly three years after remains of two victims found in B.C.
PENTICTON - Police in British Columbia's Okanagan region say three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the murders of two 30-year-olds whose remains were found near Penticton ne...
Jul 19, 2025
B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study
VANCOUVER - Mosquito traps have been set up across the Sea-to-Sky region in British Columbia as health officials launch a pilot project to understand the area's mosquitoes and the illnesses they sprea...
Jul 18, 2025
B.C.'s public service union prepares for strike vote after talks reach impasse
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public service union representing 34,000 members says it's preparing for a strike vote after months-long negotiations fell apart. Paul Finch, president of the B.C. Genera...
Jul 18, 2025
Toxic gas leak injures four workers, 80 evacuated, in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - A release of toxic bromine gas into the air in an industrial area of Burnaby, B.C., sent four workers to hospital and forced the evacuation of 80 others. The Burnaby Fire Department says in ...
Jul 18, 2025
Mother of girl with rare disease says "nightmare is over" after B.C. restores funding
VICTORIA - The mother of a 10-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare disease says the "nightmare is over" after the government restored funding for her daughter's drug for as long as...
Jul 18, 2025
Derailment in Abbotsford, B.C., closes road near Sumas border
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a train derailment has forced the closure of 4th Avenue near the Canada-U.S. border crossing. The department says in a post to social media that the road i...
Jul 18, 2025