Category Archives: British Columbia
Fire at Nanaimo, B.C., supportive housing displaced more than 50 people
NANAIMO - More than 50 people from a supportive-housing complex in Nanaimo, B.C., have been displaced after a fire in a mattress that was started by a cigarette. Troy Libbus, Nanaimo Fire Rescue's ass...
Jun 17, 2024
North Vancouver's ICBC headquarters to become housing project development site
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The head office of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia in North Vancouver will be transformed into an urban housing development with hundreds of homes near major tran...
Jun 17, 2024
Cool air mass over southern B.C. brings in record-breaking low temperatures
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says an unseasonable cool air mass over southern B.C. has broken minimum temperature records, including one dating back about 70 years. The forecaster says temperatures ...
Jun 17, 2024
Taseko says tentative deal reached with striking workers at Gibraltar mine
VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has reached a tentative agreement with striking employees at its Gibraltar Mine in central British Columbia. The deal is subject to ratification by the workers, w...
Jun 17, 2024
B.C.'s first health centre catering to francophone community to open in the fall
VANCOUVER - A new health centre dedicated to serving British Columbia's French-language speakers will open its doors this fall in Vancouver. A statement from B.C.'s Ministry of Health says the current...
Jun 16, 2024
Climate change disasters require emergency plans for dialysis patients, experts say
When catastrophic floods severed a bridge and washed away or closed highways in southern British Columbia, Mitchell Dyck and other patients needing regular life-saving dialysis had to be flown to hosp...
Jun 16, 2024
Search turns to recovery operation for missing B.C. boater presumed dead
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police and other rescue agencies say they're still looking for a 37-year-old boater who went missing near Mission, B.C., but local rescue crews say "it's unlikely he is sti...
Jun 15, 2024
Witnesses report pea-sized hail as storm hits parts of B.C.'s south coast
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - Environment Canada says storms tracking over British Columbia's south coast brought hail to the region today, with one witness reporting pellets the size of large peas blanketing hi...
Jun 15, 2024
Environment Canada issues rainfall warnings for parts of northeastern B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Parts of northeastern British Columbia are under rainfall warnings as a narrow band of intense storms moves through the area. Environment Canada says about 40 to 50 millimeters of ...
Jun 15, 2024
Environment Canada warns of snow between Hope and Merritt, Hope and Princeton
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning motorists of possible snow at mountain passes on a number of major highways across British Columbia's Interior. The agency says a weather system will bring a ...
Jun 14, 2024