British Columbia

Heat warnings span B.C. Interior, southern areas to see temperatures up to 37 C

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a swath of British Columbia's Interior stretching from Grand Forks near the U.S. border to areas north of Prince George. The weather agency ...

Greg Fry Jul 28, 2025

Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province. A statement from Innov...

Jul 28, 2025

Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.

Access to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park near Hope, B.C., has been closed as emergency responders work to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned. RCMP say police ...

Jul 28, 2025

Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say

PRINCE GEORGE - A residential fire has killed two people in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says firefighters told police they were responding to the blaze shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Fr...

Jul 28, 2025

Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo

VANCOUVER - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to on...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C. Premier Eby says Ottawa must increase its subsidy for B.C. ferry users

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says it is time for the federal government to float more money for ferry users in British Columbia after Ottawa cut ferry rates in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Mark Car...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C.'s Eby tilts at Trump's dislike of windmills to jolt provincial call to power

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby used British Columbia's latest call for more power sources to invite American clean energy producers to the province after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized "ugly" w...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C. man charged with antisemitic hate crime after 2024 incident at Victoria protest

VICTORIA - A 28-year-old man who allegedly made antisemitic remarks at Jewish protesters in Victoria more than a year ago has been charged with a hate-motivated offence. Victoria police say Khalid El ...

Jul 28, 2025

Study finds more women opted for long-acting IUDs after B.C. made birth control free

A new study finds significantly more women opted for long-acting birth control methods after British Columbia made prescription contraception free. Researchers found prescriptions for all types of bir...

Jul 28, 2025

Motion expected in Nanaimo, B.C. on asking for closure of safe injection site

Council in Nanaimo, B.C., is scheduled to hear a motion that could result in the city asking a provincial health authority to close a local overdose prevention site. Coun. Ian Thorpe is expected to br...

Jul 28, 2025