Category Archives: British Columbia

'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling
The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter i...
Jul 14, 2025

B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions...
Jul 14, 2025

Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case
OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their ...
Jul 14, 2025

Airflow pattern brings potential for increased wildfires in coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says the Coastal Fire Centre is expected to get its first "outflow pattern" of the season, which could drive more significant fire behaviour. It says the pattern oc...
Jul 14, 2025

Woman severely burned by substance in 'intentional act' in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say a woman was taken to hospital suffering from "severe burns" after being exposed to an "unknown substance" in a targeted assault. A statement issued by Langley R...
Jul 14, 2025

Wildfire near Princeton golf course in B.C. prompts evacuation order
An out-of-control wildfire near Princeton in British Columbia has prompted an evacuation order. The BC Wildfire Service says the August Lake wildfire, which is burning close to Princeton Golf Club, is...
Jul 13, 2025

Federal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER - Federal investigators have been deployed to Vancouver International Airport after a "small engine fire" onboard a WestJet flight from the United States. The Transportation Safety Board of ...
Jul 13, 2025

How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metall...
Jul 13, 2025

Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April. Joey Kwan, ...
Jul 12, 2025

Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted an evacuation order
KEREMEOS - A wildfire burning in the southwestern part of British Columbia grew to an estimated 50 hectares in size overnight, prompting an evacuation alert. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Young C...
Jul 12, 2025