Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. school district bans man who queried gender of girl, 9, at track meet
KELOWNA, B.C. - A man has been banned from events at a British Columbia school district after a mother said he interrupted a track meet to wrongly suggest her nine-year-old daughter was transgender an...
Jun 14, 2023
Northern B.C. wildfire nudges key northern highway, Island route still cut by flames
VANCOUVER - A key highway that connects Yukon and northern British Columbia to the rest of the province is now threatened by the huge Donnie Creek wildfire as the blaze chews through woodlands south o...
Jun 14, 2023
Missing Australian hiker found dead in B.C.'s East Kootenay region
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - An Australian hiker has been found dead after being reported missing over the weekend in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. Kimberley RCMP say police were alerted Sunday a...
Jun 13, 2023
Women gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officers Service...
Jun 13, 2023
Storm expected in northeast B.C., amid 'volatile' wildfire situation
VANCOUVER - More information is expected later today about what officials in northeastern British Columbia describe as the "volatile and rapidly evolving" wildfire situation, as another storm brings r...
Jun 13, 2023
Police seek witnesses after B.C. high school teacher charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - Mounties say a former British Columbia teacher has been charged with an alleged sexual assault of a student at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School in North Vancouver. They say the...
Jun 12, 2023
Stamp honours First Nations leader George Manuel, whose work spanned globe
VANCOUVER - Canada Post has unveiled a stamp depicting First Nations political leader George Manuel, part of a series of three stamps being released to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day this month....
Jun 12, 2023
Vancouver Chinatown condo project hearing resumes with nearly 100 wanting to speak
VANCOUVER - A hearing to determine the fate of a controversial condo project in Vancouver's Chinatown has resumed with nearly 100 speakers on the list to appear. People on both sides of the debate abo...
Jun 12, 2023
Bryan Adams extends tour with dates in British Columbia and Alberta
Bryan Adams has added more Canadian dates to his So Happy It Hurts tour. The "Run To You" rocker announced shows across British Columbia and Alberta that will follow a string of summer dates in the Un...
Jun 12, 2023
Cougar chases and attacks mountain biker near popular trail in Roberts Creek, B.C.
ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - A woman is recovering after being attacked by a cougar while mountain biking on a popular trail in Roberts Creek, B.C., over the weekend. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service sa...
Jun 12, 2023