Category Archives: British Columbia

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

Wildfire worries in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Concern over potential wildfires is growing throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. Hot dry weather has seen the fire danger rating grow from moderate to high through much of the region in the...
Aug 03, 2020

Two injured after plane crashes in interior B.C. parking lot
NELSON, B.C. - Two people were injured after a plane crashed and ended up in a grocery store parking lot in Nelson, B.C., on Monday morning. Nelson Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Michael Daloise...
Aug 03, 2020

Michael Buble headlines the latest Order of British Columbia appointments
VICTORIA - Singer Michael Buble is to be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, one of the province's highest honours. The Burnaby-born singer headlines the class of 13 British Columbians set to ...
Aug 03, 2020

B.C. First Nation adopts 'digital twinning' software to better manage territory
VICTORIA - A First Nation on Vancouver Island is the first in Canada to use digital twinning software to improve mapping and resource management across its territory, says the Victoria-based crea...
Aug 02, 2020

Indigenous mother, son launch lawsuit over 2019 arrest at Vancouver Walmart
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous mother and son have launched a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department, the City of Vancouver, and Walmart over an arrest on Mother's Day last year.A statement of cla...
Aug 01, 2020

Province and Coastal First Nations working together to protect environment and grow economy
VICTORIA-The B.C. government and Coastal First Nations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue and expand their work to protect the environment and boost the regional economy.The C...
Aug 01, 2020

Indigenous mother, son launch lawsuit over 2019 arrest at Vancouver Walmart
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous mother and son have launched a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department, the City of Vancouver and Walmart over an arrest on Mother's Day last year.&nbs...
Aug 01, 2020

All inquiry recommendations after fatal RCMP shooting implemented: Ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has implemented all seven recommendations made by a coroner's jury at the inquest into the killing of a man by police in Port Hardy five ye...
Aug 01, 2020

Federeal documents say Huawei's Meng lied, supporting her extradition to U.S.
VANCOUVER - Documents from lawyers for Canada's attorney general say a series of witnesses will prove Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou lied to HSBC bank about the company's relationship's ...
Jul 31, 2020