Category Archives: British Columbia

The BC Wildfire Service says the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire in the province's northeast has merged with another blaze, increasing its size "substantially." It says the fire is now more than 610 squar...

Police in North Vancouver say an 11-year-old child is dead and another is in hospital after a speed boat hit them while they were being towed on an inner tube on Saturday. North Vancouver RCMP shared ...

POWELL RIVER - Police in Powell River say a pickup truck hit a ramp on a BC Ferries vessel on Friday morning. Mounties say the truck's brakes were suspected to have malfunctioned when it hit the boat'...

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there's no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works - but she won't weigh in on whether provinces should pursue involuntary tr...

Environment Canada says wildfire smoke is affecting air quality in northeastern British Columbia. The agency issued special air quality statements Saturday for Fort Nelson and the Peace River region, ...

British Columbia has launched a six-week, $5-million campaign of targeted advertisements to recruit doctors and nurses in the United States. The Ministry of Health says the campaign launched on Monday...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promoted his province Friday as the route for a future trade corridor, which could include a pipeline, in order to get goods from Western Canada to overseas marke...

The British Columbia Wildfire Service is warning that forecasted cold fronts today and Sunday in northeastern B.C. are expected to bring strong winds and potential "extreme fire behaviour" to the Daws...

Environment Canada is warning of an "early season heat event" bringing elevated temperatures to most of southern British Columbia that will persist from Saturday into early next week. The weather offi...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bo...