Category Archives: British Columbia
Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest
A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver Island, growing on the bark like coral on a rocky sea floor. Lichenologist Trevor Goward has named it o...
Sep 18, 2025
B.C. RCMP officer testifies about venting frustrations over group chats
RICHMOND - An RCMP member stationed at the Coquitlam, B.C., detachment says he regrets making "stupid" and "ugly" comments in group chats with other officers that included stereotypes about Asian driv...
Sep 17, 2025
B.C. launches task force to tackle extortions, shootings in South Asian community
Authorities in British Columbia are acknowledging the fear and disappointment among the province's South Asian community amid a spate of extortions and violence that has seen homes and businesses spra...
Sep 17, 2025
Police say accused man in fatal Vancouver triple-stabbing was one victim's ex-spouse
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have confirmed that one of three victims in a fatal triple stabbing in the city this month was the former spouse of the man accused in the attacks. Vancouver police say...
Sep 17, 2025
Daily records fall in several communities long B.C. coast as temperatures rise
VANCOUVER - A recent spike in temperatures has pushed several communities along the British Columbia coast to new daily heat records this week as the end of summer nears. Environment Canada says the h...
Sep 17, 2025
Eby in Ottawa to lobby Carney for B.C. major projects funding
OTTAWA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is in Ottawa to push the federal government for more investment in major infrastructure projects in the province, and it included dinner with the prime mini...
Sep 17, 2025
Mountie says he crossed the line into vulgarity, went much too far on group chats
A British Columbia RCMP officer says his use of inappropriate and discriminatory language in group chats and on police data terminals wasn't meant to be malicious, and had "no connection" to the way h...
Sep 16, 2025
Union leaders to meet with workers of Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
The regional director of a union representing workers at the Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., says leaders are scheduled to meet its members for the first time on the company's property. Unifor Western...
Sep 16, 2025
Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Cariboo region in B.C. Interior
WILLIAMS LAKE - Several evacuation orders prompted by wildfires in British Columbia's Interior have been rescinded, although residents in a portion of the area will remain on alert. The Cariboo Region...
Sep 16, 2025
B.C. Conservatives accuse Eby of spending on comedian speech writer as deficit grows
Premier David Eby says his office is cutting back on costs as he responds to claims by the Opposition B.C. Conservatives that his government is spending up to $450,000 for Vancouver-based comedian Cha...
Sep 16, 2025