Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey councillor breached conflict rules in police vote: ethics report
SURREY, B.C. - An ethics report has found that a Surrey, B.C., councillor who had family working for the RCMP breached ethics rules when he voted to halt the transition to an independent police force....
Jun 21, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Two dead, two injured in Vancouver Island plane crash
TOFINO, B.C. - Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino on Vancouver Island. The B.C. Ambulance Service says two other people were...
Jun 21, 2023
Tackling B.C.'s largest ever wildfire means letting some of it burn, province says
Mark Healey, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says he took a 2 1/2 hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia. "I never s...
Jun 21, 2023
B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia government says a new $20-million flood mitigation program for the Fraser Valley will help support farmers and food resiliency in prime agricultural areas that ...
Jun 20, 2023
Telus and Aussie EV charger Jolt to build up to 5,000 charging stations across Canada
VANCOUVER - Telus has signed a partnership with an Australian electric vehicle charging company, announcing plans to install up to 5,000 EV charging stations across Canada. The companies expect to beg...
Jun 20, 2023
B.C. evacuation order rescinded but district says wildfire remains 'volatile'
The Peace River Regional District says residents of 14 properties in rural areas north of Fort St. John may return home after being ordered to leave due to a record-breaking wildfire, though the situa...
Jun 19, 2023
Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks that U.S. officials have blamed o...
Jun 19, 2023
Injured employees had complained of long commutes prior to bus crash: union
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The union representing housekeepers at a pipeline camp who were involved in a bus crash near Prince George, B.C., on Friday says they're awaiting a grievance decision over compla...
Jun 19, 2023
New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients soon, replacing one of Canada's worst units
NANAIMO, B.C. - A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo, British Columbia, will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada. Health Ministe...
Jun 19, 2023
Fentanyl detected in 9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths, B.C. coroner says
VICTORIA - The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year. A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May ...
Jun 19, 2023