Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Premier congratulates King Charles
VANCOUVER - Political leaders in B-C have issued congratulatory statements for the coronation of King Charles, with changes to the province's administrative Great Seal.B-C Premier David Eby says in a ...
May 07, 2023
Employee turnover causes ripple effect, leads to more departures, UBC research finds
VANCOUVER - Employers vastly underestimate the impact of workers leaving an organization on staff left behind with a different workplace dynamic, leading to even more turnover, a new report says. Univ...
May 07, 2023
Three uncontrolled wildfires new B.C.-Alberta boundary force evacuations
MCBRIDE, B.C. - Three separate out-of-control wildfires burning near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta, including two in the Peace River region, have prompted evacuation orders and an ...
May 06, 2023
Parts of Grand Forks, B.C. under evacuation order as floodwaters rise across Interior
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The threat of flooding throughout British Columbia's Interior continued to spread Saturday as a combination of warm weather and rain drove higher flow in rivers and streams, puttin...
May 06, 2023
B.C. reports high level of COVID-19 immunity as WHO ends global health emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say the World Health Organization's declaration of the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency is an "important milestone," but warn the virus will st...
May 05, 2023
Large group attacks vehicles at home in Abbotsford, B.C.: police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are asking for the public's help after a large group of armed suspects attacked vehicles parked in the driveway of a home last week, causing extensive da...
May 05, 2023
New Westminster, B.C., police charge two suspects with kidnapping
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say two suspects have been charged in the armed kidnapping of a person in the city last month. Police say they learned a local resident had bee...
May 05, 2023
Man arrested for trafficking in mobile dispensary in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police have arrested a 51-year-old man for trafficking in connection to a mobile illegal drug dispensary in the city's Downtown Eastside. Police say the suspect was selling cocaine, methamph...
May 04, 2023
Rain in May and June will be key to bring down late-summer wildfire risk: official
VICTORIA - A British Columbia wildfire expert says a persistent winter drought in some parts of the province means spring rain may dictate this year's wildfire season. Cliff Chapman, the director of p...
May 04, 2023
Attorney general alerts online companies to B.C.'s new image-sharing law
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has sent a letter to technology companies warning they could face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of B.C. residents that have been sha...
May 04, 2023