Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - New reports by British Columbia's ombudsperson on a whistleblower protection law show that it is "falling short" in some areas in its first five years. The four reports released by BC Ombud...

LAKE COWICHAN - Police on Vancouver Island say roadside checks set up for a Nickelback concert this month resulted in 142 breath demands and netted 18 alleged drunk drivers. The BC Highway Patrol says...

PORT ALBERNI - Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., say they are taking advantage of recent rainfall to guard against the blaze flaring up again. In a video message poste...

VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested and charged with arson after three fires were set in a Vancouver neighbourhood over the weekend. Police say they received a call about a fire on Sunday just after 5...

LYTTON - A fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior has left two people dead. Lytton RCMP say the crash happened on Aug. 14 just before 5 p.m., when police began receiving cal...

TORONTO - Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn't just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family move...

NANAIMO - Police on Vancouver Island say a sailor who was reported missing last week has been located and is safe. Nanaimo RCMP say an "outpouring of tips" helped find both the 30-year-old man and the...

PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing homeless encampment after a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the move and ruled the city had taken steps to sh...

SURREY - Mtis Nation British Columbia says it has suspended its president over allegations of behaviour "inconsistent" with the group's policies. The community organization says in a release that its ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forestry watchdog says it will conduct an audit of a logging licence for more than 1,000 square kilometres of land that encompasses critical habitat for the e...