Category Archives: British Columbia
'Courageous and strong' B.C. man dies three weeks after fighting off grizzly bear
A British Columbia man who fought off a grizzly bear in the East Kootenay region this month has died of his injuries, more than three weeks after the attack. Joe Pendry's wife, Janice Pendry, says he ...
Oct 27, 2025
B.C. public service union announces tentative deal to end strike after 8 weeks
BURNABY - The B.C. General Employees' Union says it will recommend that its members vote to accept a tentative deal reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action, while a uni...
Oct 26, 2025
A documentary highlighting the 2021 Fairy Creek standoff makes its N.S. debut
HALIFAX - A documentary on British Columbia's Fairy Creek blockade is making waves in Nova Scotia. "Fairy Creek" covers a period of eight months in 2021, when thousands of activists blockaded logging ...
Oct 26, 2025
B.C. police probing two overnight shootings at homes in Surrey and Delta
Police in Surrey and Delta, B.C., say they're investigating separate overnight shootings at homes, one of which is believed to be tied to ongoing extortion probe. The Surrey Police Service says office...
Oct 26, 2025
Legislation to make dash cameras mandatory in commercial vehicles tabled in B.C. Legislature
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has tabled a private member's bill aimed at getting dashcams in all commercial vehicles that operate in British Columbia.It's not a new issue raised ...
Oct 26, 2025
Alberta's latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past
CALGARY - Few are as acquainted with Canada's graveyard of defunct oil pipelines as Alex Pourbaix, a former executive at the company behind the Keystone XL and Energy East proposals. "You can see the ...
Oct 26, 2025
Environment Canada warns of high winds, power outages, snowfall on B.C. highways
BC Hydro crews were at the ready to deal with power outages as a fall storm hit parts of British Columbia this weekend with high winds and heavy rains, downing trees and knocking out power for thousan...
Oct 25, 2025
Police announce murder charge four years after fatal Burnaby, B.C., shooting
BURNABY - Police say a 27-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of 44-year-old Neal Pratap in Burnaby, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation...
Oct 25, 2025
Passengers on B.C. whale watching boat hurt after 'surprise encounter' with humpback
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia whale watching tour company says passengers were injured after a vessel had to take evasive action to avoid a humpback whale that surfaced unexpectedly in the boat's pat...
Oct 25, 2025
Province-wide measles cases inch up, all in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Four new measles cases - all within the Northern Health region - have been reported by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).The authority has said, as of its latest report o...
Oct 25, 2025