British Columbia

CN rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved. The railway says prelimin...

Sep 14, 2020

Sonia Furstenau wins B.C. Green leadership

VICTORA-The B.C. Green Party has announced their newest leader.Sonia Furstenau has won the party's Leadership 2020 contest, succeeding interim leader Adam Olsen. Furstenau won 52.4 per cent of the vot...

Sep 14, 2020

B.C. announces early lung cancer screening program touted as first in Canada

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program it says is the first of its kind in Canada aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the disease. ...

Sep 14, 2020

British Columbia first province to roll out early detection lung cancer screening program

VICTORIA-British Columbians at high risk of lung cancer will soon have the ability to receive early detection screening.The provincial government has invested in a new lung cancer screening program of...

Sep 14, 2020

Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage

SQUAMISH, B.C. - The operators of a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., say the cable of the ride has been severed for the second time. Squamish RCMP say the damage to the Sea to Sk...

Sep 14, 2020

Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pie...

Sep 14, 2020

U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says air quality advisories posted across most of British Columbia since last week should spread east across Alberta due to wildfire smoke from ...

Sep 14, 2020

After COVID-19 quashes Musical Ride, rider pens children's books set in iconic event

PENTICTON, B.C. - Retired Mountie Katherine Hansen was overjoyed when she was offered a second stint in the RCMP's iconic Musical Ride this summer, but just days before she was to join the team i...

Sep 14, 2020

B.C. amends law in effort to address sky-high condo and townhouse insurance

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has announced regulatory changes aimed at bringing more transparency to condo insurance premiums that have risen by as much as 40 per cent.The Finance Ministry says effe...

Sep 13, 2020

B.C. amends law in effort to address sky-high condo and townhouse insurance

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has announced regulatory changes aimed at bringing more transparency to condo insurance premiums that have risen by as much as 40 per cent. The Finance Ministr...

Sep 13, 2020