Category Archives: British Columbia
Eby pledges $300M towards 1,508-bed student housing project at UBC
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the province and University of British Columbia will partner to create housing for more than 1,500 students at the institution's Vancouver campus. He says funding wi...
Aug 20, 2024
Interfor curtails production indefinitely at two U.S. sawmills due to weak market
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. says it will indefinitely curtail operations at its sawmills in Meldrim, Ga., and Summerville, S.C., due to weak lumber market conditions. The move will impact about 180...
Aug 20, 2024
B.C. police drop surnames in missing person alerts to avoid 'negative lasting impact'
SAANICH, B.C. - It could be a weekend teenage runaway. An elderly loved one, lost and disoriented. Or it could be the first indication of murder. The first call to a police department to report a miss...
Aug 20, 2024
Rain, cool weather dampen wildfire activity in southern B.C., but the north is dry
British Columbia's wildfire service says southern parts of the province are benefiting from rain and cooler weather, a reprieve for the southeast in particular. But the latest bulletin from the servic...
Aug 19, 2024
B.C. film company incurs steep fine for flying drone too close to killer whales
PORT HARDY, B.C. - A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales. A statement from Fisheri...
Aug 19, 2024
Shetland Creek wildfire, which destroyed multiple homes, now considered 'held'
VICTORIA - A large wildfire that destroyed multiple homes in north of Hope last month is now considered "held."BC Wildfire Service says the 280-square-kilometre Shetland Creek wildfire is not likely t...
Aug 18, 2024
Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.'s south, while the north remains warm and dry
Wet weather is helping firefighters in British Columbia tackle some of the wildfires burning in the south of the province. An update from the BC Wildfire Service says the southern half of the province...
Aug 18, 2024
Coast Guard launches new science vessel in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard's largest dedicated science vessel was lowered into the water for the first time in Vancouver on Saturday (Aug. 18).The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is a floating laborat...
Aug 18, 2024
Storm expected to skim past Fraser Valley Saturday night
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is tracking a major storm that is bearing down on parts of Vancouver Island and B.C.'s Lower Mainland. It has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of heavy downpou...
Aug 17, 2024
B.C. woman arrested after 'racially offensive' social media content: RCMP
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A Chilliwack, B.C., woman has been arrested over what police are describing as racially offensive content she shared via social media. Police say the woman was arrested on Aug. 7, b...
Aug 17, 2024