Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. fisherman fined $33K for harvesting in 'globally unique' glass-sponge reefs
VANCOUVER - The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia has received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the wate...
Aug 08, 2024
Canada and Australia's defence ministers meet on co-operation
VANCOUVER - Canada and Australia's defence ministers say their countries are dealing with similar challenges in an era of global volatility not seen since the Second World War, and strengthening co-op...
Aug 08, 2024
B.C. wildfires holding steady at about 350 with lightning in the forecast
The Okanagan Indian Band in British Columbia's southern Interior says an out-of-control wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts has seen recent "slow" growth, but fire behaviour could ...
Aug 08, 2024
Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director
Julian Brave NoiseCat initially didn't want "Sugarcane" to be such a personal film. The Indigenous filmmaker says he intended to remain behind the camera for the Sundance prize-winning documentary, wh...
Aug 08, 2024
B.C. appoints new chief coroner, while overdose health emergency lingers
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed Dr. Jatinder Baidwan as the province's new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe earlier this year. The Ministry of Public Sa...
Aug 08, 2024
B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blo...
Aug 08, 2024
No Tsunami threat in B.C. after powerful Japan earthquake
There are no tsunami threats in British Columbia after a powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast, according to the U.S. based National Tsunami Warning Center. The Japan Meteorological Ag...
Aug 08, 2024
Blair announces CFB Esquimalt military housing project, 480 single-occupancy rooms
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - National Defence Minister Bill Blair says British Columbia's CFB Esquimalt will be the site of a new 480-room military housing project. The minister was at the Victoria-area naval ba...
Aug 07, 2024
Okanagan wildfire prompts evacuation orders, expands alerts
SHUSWAP, B.C. - Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in British Columbia's North Okanagan as a nearby wildfire burns out of control, nearly doubling in size since Tuesday. Tracy Hughes, commu...
Aug 07, 2024
B.C. provides $20M to expand travel, accommodation funding for cancer patients
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $20 million over two years to support travel and lodging for cancer patients in the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says the f...
Aug 07, 2024