Category Archives: British Columbia
Out-of-control wildfire near Osoyoos, B.C., scorches four square kilometres
OSOYOOS, B.C. - A growing wildfire in British Columbia's southern Okanagan region has prompted additional evacuation alerts for several properties west of the town of Osoyoos. Residents of 13 pro...
May 15, 2019
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of ...
May 14, 2019
Tilray revenue soars nearly 200%, net loss grows in first quarter
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. says its revenue rose nearly 200 per cent in its most recent quarter, but its net loss also grew. The Nanaimo, B.C.-based company, which keeps its books in U. S. dollars, s...
May 14, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Canadian among those killed in floatplane crash in Alaska
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada has confirmed one Canadian is among the dead in a midair crash between sightseeing planes in Alaska. The department says the name or hometown of the vi...
May 14, 2019
B.C. must set clear terms, timeline if it holds money-laundering inquiry: expert
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government needs to set clear goals and a firm timeline if it launches a public inquiry into money laundering, says a former provincial attorney general...
May 14, 2019
B.C. court allows class-action lawsuit against Facebook to expand
VANCOUVER - A class-action lawsuit launched against Facebook by a British Columbia woman is allowed to include to residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador who claim their...
May 13, 2019
Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An evacuation order has been downgraded to an alert as crews in north-central British Columbia make progress battling a significant wildfire. The blaze broke out Saturday near th...
May 13, 2019
B.C. Speaker apologizes for speech that said Hells Angels, Mafia 'successful'
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature is apologizing for offending some people with a speech he gave about leadership qualities that he says went "sideways." Darryl Plecas said Frid...
May 12, 2019
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of ...
May 12, 2019
Log costs, wildfires cited in decision to close sawmill in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. - The mayor of Quesnel says the closure of a sawmill in his community is a necessary if difficult step toward keeping British Columbia's forestry industry alive. Bob Simps...
May 12, 2019