British Columbia

Driver ticketed after insecure load of lumber hits B.C. cyclist on Sea-to-Sky

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A Vancouver man is nursing serious injuries while RCMP say the driver of the truck whose load knocked him off his bicycle has been ticketed. A statement from Squamish Traffic Services...

Aug 04, 2020

State of emergency extended to August 18

VICTORIA-Once again B.C.'s state of emergency has been extended.Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth made the announcement this afternoon. The extension allows for the Provi...

Aug 04, 2020

Search for missing ball python, one month after it slithered off near Victoria

VICTORIA - Police say a large snake is missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood. Victoria police issued a statement saying the nearly 1.4-metre long ball python was reported missing Tuesday....

Aug 04, 2020

3 more cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 146 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northern Health region over a four day period, provincially there are 146 new cases of those four are epi-linked.The three new cases brings th...

Aug 04, 2020

B.C. allows private pot retailers to sell products online for in-store pick-up

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says new rules for private cannabis retailers will allow pot to be reserved and paid for online, but customers still have to pick up...

Aug 04, 2020

Federal government announces wildlife conservation fund for southeastern B.C.

VANCOUVER - The federal government is investing $2 million over four years to support species at risk and habitat protection in southeastern British Columbia. Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of envi...

Aug 04, 2020

Pot for pick up: Cannabis products purchased online can be picked up in store

VICTORIA-Newly amended provincial regulations will allow private cannabis retail store (CRS) licensees to sell non-medical cannabis products online for in-store pick-up.This amendment comes after a re...

Aug 04, 2020

Province accelerating overdose prevention and treatment supports amidst pandemic

VICTORIA-The province is providing more supports for British Columbians struggling with addictions in an attempt to accelerate the response to increasing overdose deaths in B.C.More people will now ha...

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Surface of Mars shows scars of glaciers just like Canada's High Arctic: study

VANCOUVER - The deep valleys scarred into the surface of Mars under thick sheets of ice show that the planet once mirrored the Canadian High Arctic, says a new study. Published Monday in the journal N...

Aug 04, 2020

Wildfire prompts evacuation alert for 43 properties northwest of Princeton, B.C.

PRINCETON, B.C. - Residents of 43 properties in British Columbia's southern Interior have been told to be ready to leave on short notice as a wildfire flares nearby. The Regional District of Okanagan ...

Aug 04, 2020