British Columbia

Campers near B.C. lake asked to leave due to wildfire as new blazes emerge this week

The BC Wildfire Service has upgraded a blaze in the Fraser Valley to a wildfire-of-note and is warning campers to leave the Harrison Lake area. It says the Bear Creek fire has reached 65 hectares in s...

Greg Fry Jul 31, 2025

Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964

Longtime residents of Port Alberni, B.C., know the potential impact of a tsunami all too well. Mike Ruttan was 12 when the town on Vancouver Island was hit with massive waves triggered by 9.2-magnitud...

Jul 31, 2025

Hudson's Bay headed back to court to get permission to sell six leases

TORONTO - Hudson's Bay is headed back to court with hopes of getting approval to sell more of its leases and to extend its reprieve from creditors. The collapsed retailer is expected to use the appear...

Jul 31, 2025

B.C. man sentenced to more than three years in prison for 'ghost-gun' manufacturing

KAMLOOPS - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manufacturing firearms. The RCMP's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says in a news release that Adrian Pickett...

Jul 30, 2025

Eby calls softwood lumber dispute "canary in the coal mine" of U.S. protectionism

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says the federal government cannot forget about the fate of British Columbia's softwood lumber industry as the deadline for a trade deal between the United States and Cana...

Jul 30, 2025

Vancouver man receives five-year prison sentence for fatal stabbing in 2018

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in the city's Downtown Eastside. Police say Benny Armstrong has been sentenced to five years in jail...

Jul 30, 2025

Here are some facts about the massive Russian quake and the tsunami it sent to B.C.

When one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's coast on Tuesday, it triggered a tsunami that raced across the Pacific to British Columbia. Here are some facts about the quake an...

Jul 30, 2025

Report: Homeless population in Metro Vancouver rising, especially those unsheltered

VANCOUVER - A new federally funded report shows the homeless population in Metro Vancouver has risen nine per cent over the last two years, with the largest increase in those living outdoors without p...

Jul 30, 2025

B.C. RCMP, provincial government announce new 12-member human trafficking unit

SURREY - The British Columbia government and the RCMP say a new 12-member specialized unit will tackle human trafficking throughout the province, with a focus on organized crime and support for "vulne...

Greg Fry Jul 30, 2025

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., larger than initial estimate after aerial mapping

LYTTON - BC Wildfire Service data show a blaze south of Lytton that has triggered multiple evacuation alerts is three times its original estimated size and continues to burn out of control. The servic...

Jul 30, 2025