Category Archives: British Columbia
Rescuers work overnight to save teen and his dog after fall down B.C. embankment
ELKO, B.C. - First responders in southeastern British Columbia say a teen and his dog have been rescued after falling "several hundred feet" down an embankment. A statement from the Regional District ...
Jun 11, 2024
Iconic B.C. museum reopens after 'cutting-edge' 18-month seismic upgrade
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's most prominent museums is reopening after an 18-month upgrade for "cutting-edge" base-isolation retrofitting that would allow it to survive a once-in-2,500-year earthquake....
Jun 11, 2024
ATV crash in B.C. kills 15-year-old boy, passenger suffers minor injuries
BARRIRE, B.C. - A 15-year-old has died when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving overturned near Barriere, B.C. Mounties say the crash north of Kamloops happened Sunday near the two-kilometre mark o...
Jun 11, 2024
Federal Court judge finds minister took too long in case of endangered spotted owl
A judge has sided with a British Columbia group that argued the federal environment minister took too long by waiting more than eight months to recommend an emergency protection order for the endanger...
Jun 11, 2024
Vancouver police arrest five, seize drugs, in Quebec gang investigation
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have arrested five men, and recovered more than 24 kilograms of illicit drugs, after a lengthy investigation into a gang originally from Quebec. A statement from the depar...
Jun 11, 2024
B.C. should step up on asylum claims, minister says in response to call for funds
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says British Columbia needs to step up and take on more asylum seekers who come to Canada. He was responding today to criticism from the B.C. premier, who say...
Jun 11, 2024
IFS signs deal to buy Copperleaf Technologies in agreement valued at $1 billion
VANCOUVER - Copperleaf Technologies Inc. has signed a deal to be acquired by IFS AB in an agreement valued at about $1 billion. Under the deal announced before markets opened Tuesday, IFS will pay $12...
Jun 11, 2024
Rare white grizzly bear Nakoda and her cubs die in separate crashes in B.C. park
FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Parks Canada says a rare white grizzly bear has died of injuries that happened when she was struck by a car on the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia's Yoho Nat...
Jun 10, 2024
B.C. police seek witnesses, video of 93-year-old woman being pushed in front of bus
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., are looking for witnesses after they say a 93-year-old woman was pushed in front of a moving city bus. Police received a report around 11 a.m. on Wednesd...
Jun 10, 2024
Wildfire that forced thousands from Fort Nelson, B.C., now listed as under control
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The wildfire that forced 4,700 people to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, B.C., is now listed as under control. The BC Wildfire Service says in a social media statement that the 1...
Jun 10, 2024