Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found "outdated rules and unclear responsibility" are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool....

SALMON ARM, B.C. - A half-dozen underweight German shepherd mix puppies were surrendered to an animal shelter in Salmon Arm. The BC SPCA says the owner of a property in the Thompson-Nicola Regional Di...

CALGARY - Oilpatch companies are big spenders on Indigenous-affiliated businesses, according to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers released Thursday. Data science...

Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note. They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in nort...

VICTORIA - The chair of British Columbia's NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation into allegations that former members of the Opposition tried to blackmail ex-colleagues. The l...

OTTAWA - Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll - released as Canada copes with its second-worst wildfire...

Rob Alexander's father wasn't supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985. "My mother had actually booked him on an Air France flight to go see his mother in India," recalled Alexander, wh...

VICTORIA - A plan with 95 recommendations to address what it calls a "declining social order" in Victoria will appear before councillors today for endorsement and additional financial analysis. Victor...

CHILLIWACK - Canada's food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, B.C., requiring the birds to be culled and the premises t...

VANCOUVER - Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar say they're concerned about the renewal of Canada's relations with India, whose ...