Category Archives: British Columbia
RCMP officer rescues injured hawk found in middle of Burnaby road
LOWER MAINLAND - Mounties in Burnaby say an RCMP member rescued an injured hawk after it was located in the middle of a road near Kingsway and Hall Avenue earlier this month. According to a statement ...
Jun 12, 2025 Injured red tailed hawk.
B.C. provincial park evacuated, RCMP appeal for information on Squamish wildfire
An out of control wildfire near Squamish, B.C., has grown to nearly 55 hectares and forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park. The District of Squamish says increased wind activit...
Jun 12, 2025
$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report
TORONTO - A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green econom...
Jun 12, 2025
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
VANCOUVER - Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.4 mil...
Jun 12, 2025
Decision coming over officer's use of anti-riot gun in B.C. woman's death
VICTORIA - An adjudicator appointed by B.C.'s police watchdog is expected to release his decision on the discipline for an officer who fired an anti-riot weapon, killing a woman. Former B.C. Supreme C...
Jun 12, 2025
B.C. forecasters issued high water advisories for numerous Interior rivers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisories for a large swath of waterways in the province. The advisory covers Interior rivers and tributaries stretchi...
Jun 11, 2025
City of Burnaby, B.C., to apologize to Chinese-Canadians for past discrimination
BURNABY - A formal apology is being planned by the City of Burnaby, B.C., for its role in discrimination toward people of Chinese descent who lived and worked in the city between 1892 and 1947. The ci...
Jun 11, 2025
Alberta premier says province is looking to entice private-sector pipeline builder
CALGARY - The Alberta government is working to entice a private-sector player to build a major crude pipeline to coastal waters, Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday. "We're talking to all of the pip...
Jun 11, 2025
Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'
VICTORIA - A business leader on ferry-dependent Vancouver Island says BC Ferries made a "strongly informed decision" in hiring a Chinese shipyard to build four new major vessels. Both the NDP governme...
Jun 11, 2025
Wildfire looming over Squamish, B.C., quadruples in size
SQUAMISH - An out-of-control wildfire threatening neighbourhoods in Squamish, B.C., has quadrupled in size as wildfire crews and local firefighters battle the blaze that's looming over the community. ...
Jun 11, 2025