British Columbia

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

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C. It has also issued an evac...

Jul 01, 2025

B.C. reports offer 'road map' for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains

A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under resourced process of repatriating Indigenous historical items or remains back to their homes. The studies, deve...

Jul 01, 2025

27,000 chickens killed in British Columbia fire that destroyed two barns

TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A fire at a farm in the Township of Langley, B.C., has destroyed two large barns, killing thousands of chickens. Deputy Fire Chief Cory Parker with the Township...

Jun 30, 2025

B.C. First Nation issues evacuation order as wildfire burns nearby

CHASE - The Village of Chase in British Columbia's Interior has activated its emergency operations centre as a wildfire burns in the area. The village says in a statement that the nearby Neskonlith In...

Jun 30, 2025