Category Archives: British Columbia
Wildfires ravage 27 structures in Telegraph Creek in northwest B.C.: officials
VANCOUVER - Wildfires have ravaged 27 structures in Telegraph Creek, representing 30 to 45 per cent of buildings in the small northwestern British Columbia community, officials say. Tahltan Band Chief...
Aug 07, 2018

Emergency rescue efforts for endangered killer whale hit snag in Canada
VANCOUVER - An endangered killer whale that has prompted an international rescue effort won’t receive antibiotics by dart or by fish if it’s found in Canadian waters. While veterinarians a...
Aug 07, 2018

Temperatures in some parts of B.C. could reach 40: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - Hot air coming up from the Unites States has prompted Environment Canada to issue special weather warnings for several areas of southeastern B.C. The warnings are for the regions of Shuswa...
Aug 07, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spends B.C. Day at picnic in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Justin Trudeau celebrated the B.C. Day holiday Monday at a summer picnic in a park with about 3,000 people in Penticton, of whom many wanted to pose for a selfie with the prime minis...
Aug 06, 2018

New evacuation order for northwest B.C. after intense lightning storm last week
An evacuation order was issued Sunday evening for part of British Columbia’s Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako as a nearby wildfire rages on. Regional Board Chair Bill Miller said an intense ...
Aug 06, 2018

Trudeau met by more anti-pipeline protesters on his B.C. long weekend tour
DELTA, B.C. - Drum beats and chanting followed Justin Trudeau to Delta, B.C., on Sunday, as anti-pipeline protesters attempted to disrupt the prime minister’s speech at a Liberal Party of Canada...
Aug 06, 2018

Trudeau dogged by pipeline protesters as he visits B.C. forestry centre and markets
Justin Trudeau mingled with hundreds of friendly people at two family-focused events on Vancouver Island, but the prime minister was also reminded of the strong opposition his government faces over th...
Aug 05, 2018

Radio telescope near Penticton, B.C., opening new doors in astrophysics
VANCOUVER - A new radio telescope has allowed space watchers to see bursts of light travelling from a far-away galaxy in a discovery they say could open new doors in understanding the universe and the...
Aug 05, 2018
Scientists use whale call recordings to coax male orca from Comox, B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. - Scientists in British Columbia used whale whisperer tactics Thursday to coax a large male killer whale out of a busy marine harbour by playing recorded sounds of other orcas to the anima...
Aug 03, 2018

'Beat it!' 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman tells bear who got into sugar bin
UNION BAY, B.C. - Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn’t like, but that doesn’t mean she wants one in her kitchen. The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman says she shooed a black bear o...
Aug 03, 2018