Category Archives: British Columbia
A&W Food Services signs long-term development deal with Pret A Manger
VANCOUVER - A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. has signed a long-term development agreement with sandwich chain Pret A Manger (Europe) Ltd. The deal follows a two-year trial period. A&W Food Ser...
May 27, 2024
Fort Nelson, B.C., evacuees heading home after being forced to flee wildfires
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Residents in Fort Nelson are able to go home today after being evacuated for more than two weeks due to wildfires. The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the Fort Nelson Fi...
May 27, 2024
Evacuation orders in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., lift Monday morning: mayor
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Residents of Fort Nelson, B.C. and the Fort Nelson First Nation will be able to return home as of 8 a.m. on Monday morning, weeks after wildfires forced thousands to evacuate. Rob ...
May 26, 2024
Police say two people killed in plane crash near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Mounties say two people have died following a plane crash near Squamish, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says police were able to access the remote crash site south of Squamish, on the...
May 26, 2024
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing...
May 26, 2024
Plane crash reported in the remote outskirts of Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Mounties are investigating a report of a plane crash in the remote back country near Squamish, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says police were informed of an automatic crash notificat...
May 25, 2024
Ministry of Health initiates consultation to classify Psychotherapy as a regulated health profession
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Health has announced the start of consultation to designate psychotherapy as a regulated health profession under the Health Professions Act. In a news release on Friday (May...
May 25, 2024
Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts
OTTAWA - A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You ...
May 25, 2024
RCMP officer's social media posts prompt calls for suspension from First Nation chief
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation is calling for the suspension and removal of an RCMP officer from Bella Bella over social media posts he made before joining the Mounties. Heiltsuk ...
May 24, 2024
Mayor says Fort Nelson, B.C., evacuation order 'very close' to being lifted
The mayor of the northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands have been evacuated due to wildfires says officials are "very close" to letting residents go home before next Tuesday. Northern...
May 24, 2024