Category Archives: British Columbia
Drought, lack of rain and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but hot and dry weather that lasted through most of October has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected wi...
Oct 21, 2022
Rain arrives in southern B.C., but more than 100 millimetres needed to erase drought
VANCOUVER - The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before the sun came up, but officials in many coastal communities doubt a series of incoming weather systems wil...
Oct 21, 2022
David Eby to become British Columbia's NDP leader after leadership dispute
VANCOUVER - David Eby will be declared the leader of British Columbia's governing New Democrats today amid controversy around a leadership race where his only rival was disqualified. Eby says he share...
Oct 21, 2022
Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer
VANCOUVER - Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police D...
Oct 21, 2022
Interfor announces 17% lumber production cut in fourth quarter
BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor says it will reduce lumber production in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to reduced demand. The forest products company says it's reducing output by 17 per cent of its quarterl...
Oct 20, 2022
B.C. Taiwanese Canadian community pays tribute to slain RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's Taiwanese Canadian community are paying tribute to a Burnaby Mountie who was stabbed to death in the line of duty this week. William Tsai says he got to know ...
Oct 20, 2022
David Eby to be declared B.C. NDP leader on Friday, says party
VICTORIA - David Eby will officially be declared the leader of the B.C. New Democratic Party on Friday, clearing the way for him to be sworn in as premier. A statement from the party's chief electoral...
Oct 20, 2022
One man in custody as police investigate double homicide in Saanich, B.C.
SAANICH, B.C. - Two people have been found dead in Saanich, B.C., and police in the Vancouver Island municipality say the homicides appear to be connected. One man is in custody. Police say the public...
Oct 20, 2022
Fall set to finally reach B.C., as rain, skiff of snow forecast to replace heat
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonable heat in British Columbia is ending and rain or snow will arrive in some areas as early as Friday. The weather office says nine temperature records were...
Oct 20, 2022
Vancouver's Chinatown in a generational divide over Ken Sim's election as mayor
VANCOUVER - In Vancouver's Chinatown, baker Denny Wong is so enthusiastic about mayor-elect Ken Sim that he's already thinking about 2026. He says Sim visited his Hong-Kong-style bakery before last we...
Oct 20, 2022