Category Archives: British Columbia
4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Haida Gwaii, no tsunami is expected
HAIDA GWAII - A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has occurred 75 kilometres west of the Village of Daajing Giids on Haida Gwaii. British Columbia emergency officials say in a post online that the quake hit on...
Sep 15, 2025
Third woman dies after stabbing in East Vancouver residential building
VANCOUVER - Police say that a third woman has died after a triple stabbing in East Vancouver 10 days ago. Vancouver police say Jinfeng Guan, 50, died on Thursday despite receiving treatment for her in...
Sep 15, 2025
A timeline of B.C. ostrich farm's battle to prevent cull of 400 birds
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. Here are some of the key...
Sep 15, 2025
Road closed by Vancouver Island wildfire near Bamfield may open by October
PORT ALBERNI - The British Columbia government says it is aiming to reopen the main road between Port Alberni and Bamfield on Vancouver Island by the end of October, months after a raging wildfire cut...
Sep 15, 2025
Loss of carbon tax boosts B.C. deficit as economic growth set to slide
VICTORIA _ British Columbia's forecasted deficit has hit a record high of almost $11.6 billion for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 fiscal year, largely due to the elimination of the carbon tax and ...
Sep 15, 2025
'Very low odds': Top court expert says B.C. ostrich case will struggle to get hearing
An expert on the Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia ostrich farm faces "very low odds" for getting a last-ditch hearing to stop the cull of about 400 birds. Emmett Macfarlane, a political...
Sep 15, 2025
RCMP officer says colleague didn't apologize for nickname, contradicts his testimony
An RCMP officer has told a code-of-conduct hearing in British Columbia that she never received an apology for demeaning comments about her weight, contradicting testimony given under oath by a fellow ...
Sep 15, 2025
Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
SURREY - Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't bel...
Sep 15, 2025
B.C. debt and deficit balloon with carbon tax gone and growth slides
VICTORIA - New figures projecting British Columbia's debt of almost $213 billion by 2028 are "very, very concerning," while the forecasted deficit has hit a record high of almost $11.6 billion for the...
Sep 15, 2025
B.C. left out of housing announcement by Carney to build 4,000 units on federal lands
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister Christine Boyle says Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement to build more housing on federal lands is a "good start" but does not include any B.C. pro...
Sep 14, 2025