Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. party leaders vying for votes set to debate on the radio
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's main party leaders are spending much of their day together, starting with a debate on the radio and moving on to a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event to speak with b...
Oct 02, 2024
Expected La Nina weather pattern could ease ongoing drought conditions in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's nagging drought could be eased by an incoming weather pattern that may bring a colder and wetter than normal winter, says Sean Fleming, an adjunct UBC professor of atmos...
Oct 02, 2024
B.C. father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire, security company of racism, profiling
COQUITLAM, B.C. - An Indigenous father and daughter in British Columbia are accusing Canadian Tire and its third party security company of racial profiling and racism after they say he was singled out...
Oct 01, 2024
Violent attack on girl captured on video in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigating
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police in Kelowna, B.C., say they're investigating a violent attack on a girl that was captured on video on Friday night. RCMP say they are "reviewing very clear and detailed video of ...
Oct 01, 2024
Police launch hate crime investigation after protesters clash in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they've launched a hate crime investigation after a clash between protesters with opposing views on war in the Middle East. They say it happened outside the Vancouv...
Oct 01, 2024
B.C. Green leader to unveil election platform in second week of the campaign
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party is expected to be the first to roll out its complete election platform today. Leader Sonia Furstenau is scheduled to hold a news conference in Victoria this morning. Th...
Oct 01, 2024
Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony in Ottawa to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember those who survived - and the thousands w...
Sep 30, 2024
Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?
VANCOUVER - The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia's provincial election but without many of the familiar faces that have graced lawn signs of elections past. About a q...
Sep 30, 2024
Parts of Christina Lake evacuated due to out-of-control wildfire
CHRISTINA LAKE, B.C. - Parts of a British Columbia Interior community is under tactical evacuation due to the threat of a nearby wildfire. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says the evacuatio...
Sep 29, 2024
Ferry trips in the Kootenays halted due to job action: union
BURNABY - The union representing about 90 staff members who operate inland ferries in the Kootenays says it has started a job action that could affect four routes in the coming days. On Sunday, the B....
Sep 29, 2024