Category Archives: British Columbia
CBSA opens 372 immigration investigations to 'disrupt extortion networks' in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada Border Services Agency says it has opened 372 immigration investigations in an effort to "disrupt extortion networks" across the country. It says the CBSA began formally monitoring imm...
Mar 18, 2026
B.C. hikes damage limit to $75,000 for those whose intimate images were posted online
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has raised the ceiling to $75,000 for potential damages over intimate-image abuse, where people's photos have been shared online without their consent. The p...
Mar 18, 2026
Mistakes in mountain flying likely led to fatal B.C. plane crash, safety board says
RICHMOND - Investigators say a fatal crash last April of a small plane on a training flight near Abbotsford, B.C., was likely caused by the pilot not following "best practices" for mountain flying. Th...
Mar 18, 2026
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson says 'deficiencies remain' even after board shakeup
Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s founder says Tuesday's announcement that a longtime board member won't stand for re-election is "a step in the right direction," but his replacement is "underwhelming." Chip...
Mar 18, 2026
Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend's home when he surveyed the site of flooding near Ocean Falls, B.C., along the province's central coast. The community is a...
Mar 18, 2026
Ontario asks B.C., Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the ...
Mar 18, 2026
Photo Gallery: Nowruz Fire Festival marks the Persian New Year
Thousands of people attended the the Nowruz Fire Festival Tuesday in West Vancouver, B.C., marking the Persian New Year. Festivalgoers jumped over open fire pits at the event, hosted by the Iranian Ca...
Mar 18, 2026
Lytton, B.C., officials 'immediately overwhelmed' by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021, a report from t...
Mar 17, 2026
More than 400 U.S. health-care workers have been hired by B.C., Premier Eby says
VICTORIA - A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osb...
Mar 17, 2026
Man dead, homicide police investigating after fight at Metro Vancouver home
MAPLE RIDGE - Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a man in Maple Ridge, B.C., after a reported altercation with another person in a home. Police say they responded Monday night to a c...
Mar 17, 2026