Category Archives: British Columbia
CBC radio services restored across the country after 'major' equipment failure
CBC says its radio services are now fully restored after a "major" technical equipment failure affected programming across the country. The public broadcaster says the problem with its ability to prod...
Jan 10, 2024
Seattle Thunderbirds WHL junior team bus slides off highway in B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team has slid off a highway in British Columbia's Interior, but the team says no one was injured. A social media post from the Seattle Thu...
Jan 10, 2024
Police investigate shooting after driver nearly hits pedestrian in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested after a near-collision in Vancouver resulted in a pedestrian pulling out a gun and shooting at a driver. Police say the shooting happened Saturday on Commercial Dri...
Jan 10, 2024
Environment Canada warns parts of northern B.C. that -50 C wind chill could be coming
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Environment Canada is warning parts of northern British Columbia to expect wind chill values as cold as -50 C for at least the rest of the week. An extreme cold warning issued for t...
Jan 10, 2024
Volunteer search and rescue leaders allege mistreatment by B.C. government
VANCOUVER - The former head of the B.C. Search and Rescue Association says the group's volunteer personnel have been bullied, threatened and disrespected by the province's Ministry of Emergency Manage...
Jan 09, 2024
West Fraser to close one sawmill, curtail another due to high costs and soft markets
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. says it's closing one U.S. sawmill and indefinitely curtailing another because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets. The Vancouver-based company says it's clo...
Jan 09, 2024
B.C. launches Canada's first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the pap test for cancer screening in favour of mail-in kits collected by patients. The government says trials have shown that screening for the human papill...
Jan 09, 2024
Quebec public school students return to class as strike has system playing catch up
MONTREAL - Quebec public school students will be back in the classroom today after an end to labour strife that had kept some students at home since late November. Major public-sector unions reached t...
Jan 09, 2024
B.C. wants unified truck safety system after spate of overpass crashes reveals gaps
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's transport minister has written to his federal counterpart asking for the closure of road safety gaps he says allow some trucking companies to avoid consequences while op...
Jan 08, 2024
B.C. study details increasing complexity of hospital patients' needs
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia study showing that hospitalized patients' medical issues have become increasingly complex also highlights the need to address the growing pressures of an aging populatio...
Jan 08, 2024