Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. ports shut down again as union rejects tentative deal, resumes strike action
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's ports are facing an uncertain future after the longshore workers union rejected a tentative mediated deal and resumed strike action that had been put to a temporary halt...
Jul 19, 2023
RCMP or Surrey Police Service? The B.C. government to reveal its decision today
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is set to reveal its decision today on which force will police the City of Surrey, potentially ending a political tug of war over whether it will be the RCMP...
Jul 19, 2023
More military expected to deploy to help B.C. wildfire fight, minister says
VANCOUVER - More soldiers are expected to be deployed today to help firefighters battle the nearly 400 active wildfires in British Columbia. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says 75 military me...
Jul 19, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. port workers union rejects deal, strike back on, say employers
VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week. The BC Maritime Employers As...
Jul 18, 2023
RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage
VANCOUVER - The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as "political pawns" in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing si...
Jul 18, 2023
Lack of compensation for Doukhobor religious group disappointing: B.C. ombudsperson
VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's "deeply disappointed" the government won't commit to compensating members of an exiled Russian religious group who were forcibly removed from their...
Jul 18, 2023
British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 18, 2023
Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment says a nine-year-old B.C. boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is the face of the climate crisis in Canada. The...
Jul 18, 2023
B.C. expected to surpass record 2018 wildfire season for most area burned
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is encroaching on its worst wildfire season on record as more than 370 fires burn in the province. BC Wildfire Service figures show wildfires have consumed more than 12,90...
Jul 18, 2023
CP NewsAlert: BC Coroner issues safety alert over wildfire smoke after child's death
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner has issued a public safety bulletin about wildfire smoke as it confirmed a nine-year-old boy died from a medical condition aggravated by the smoke. The service sa...
Jul 17, 2023