Category Archives: British Columbia
Heavy rain, coastal flooding for parts of B.C.'s south coast: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - Pouring rain is on the way again for parts of British Columbia's southern coast. Environment Canada issued rainfall warnings for Howe Sound and Metro Vancouver's North Shore and northeast,...
Nov 12, 2025
BC SPCA says dog kennel deal with City of Quesnel won't be renewed at end of year
QUESNEL - The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it won't be operating the City of Quesnel's animal control pound by the end of this year. The SPCA says its facility in the cit...
Nov 11, 2025
Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
SAVONA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 l...
Nov 11, 2025
B.C. falls silent at Remembrance Day services, where family ties hold strong
Remembrance Day services across British Columbia fell silent for two minutes to honour the sacrifice of war and military veterans, with some attendees reflecting on traditions of service running throu...
Nov 11, 2025
B.C. man gets three years in jail for sex assaults while working in drug-use recovery
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexual assaults committed while he was employed with a substance-use recovery services group. New Westminster p...
Nov 11, 2025
Two men dead in Chilliwack, B.C., car crash: police
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men from the Okanagan are dead after a rollover. RCMP say the crash took place around noon on Monday. Chadsey Road between Keith Wilson Road and South ...
Nov 10, 2025
B.C. Securities Commission settles with man, company for more than $4 million
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Securities Commission says it has reached a nearly $4.2 million settlement with a man and his company for misleading shareholders and misusing investor funds for perso...
Nov 10, 2025
DFO investigating third whale death off B.C.'s coast within weeks
VICTORIA - An advocate for whales says many collisions between vessels and the animals are likely undetected or unreported as Fisheries Department investigates another death of a humpback whale off B....
Nov 10, 2025
Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the next tranche of projects the government is referring to the Major Projects Office for review will be announced Thursday. Carney revealed the timing while t...
Nov 10, 2025
How British Columbia is marking Remembrance Day 2025
Here is a roundup of some of the events to mark Remembrance Day in British Columbia on Tuesday. Services traditionally include two minutes of silence at 11 a.m., after the playing of the Last Post. Th...
Nov 10, 2025