British Columbia

Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership

VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest. Emily Lowan is the second person to announce their ...

Jul 03, 2025

Cooler conditions forecast for much of B.C., expected to aid in fire fight

British Columbia's wildfire service says cool conditions and thunderstorms are in the forecast for much of the province as nearly 90 wildfires actively burn. Its latest situational report says thunder...

Jul 03, 2025

Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets

Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack - the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being...

Jul 03, 2025

Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old

ABBOTSFORD - A man and woman, both 80 years old, are dead in what police say was a murder-suicide in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the bodies were found Monday night when officers responded to a report ...

Jul 02, 2025

Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race

COMOX - A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the B.C. Green Party leadership. Dr. Jonathan Kerr says he will officially launch his campaign on Saturday with ...

Jul 02, 2025

Publicly funded in vitro fertilization now available in B.C., offering up to $19,000

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has begun accepting applications for its publicly funded in vitro fertilization program. Health Minister Josie Osborne says being able to have a child shouldn't depend on ...

Jul 02, 2025

Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety

VICTORIA - Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto says residents will see a difference in community safety within six months after announcing $10.35 million in funding for additional police and bylaw officers, ...

Jul 02, 2025

B.C. is easing rules on upfront costs for homebuilders to spur project construction

The British Columbia government is loosening the rules for payment of development fees in a bid to jump start home construction that has been hampered by upfront costs. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon sa...

Jul 02, 2025

Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada

LYTTON - This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton and the community is again under threat. A fire is burning out of control ...

Jul 02, 2025

Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say there were no injuries after a TransLink Bus attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle and instead crashed into a traffic pole in Surrey, B.C. They say of...

Jul 01, 2025