British Columbia

Disrupting the Peace: On a B.C. ranch, fracking earthquakes rattle a way of life

Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near the...

Mar 02, 2025

'Team Rustad' prevails at B.C. Conservative AGM, leader says difference is strength

NANAIMO, B.C. - "Team Rustad" has prevailed at the B.C. Conservatives' first annual general meeting since storming into the province's mainstream political scene in last year's election and becoming t...

Mar 02, 2025

B.C. Conservatives 'accept differences' among members as party meets in AGM: Rustad

NANAIMO - The fledgling B.C. Conservative Party will hold its annual general meeting this weekend as members try to find their feet, one week into the provincial legislative session, a senior politici...

Mar 01, 2025

B.C. man in close encounter with dolphin pod while shooting video with watercraft

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A British Columbia entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal wate...

Feb 28, 2025

Police investigate possible explosion, house fire at home in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. - A house fire and possible explosion has closed off a neighbourhood in Langley, B.C. RCMP say the fire was reported on Friday morning, and officers along with firefighters and paramedic...

Feb 28, 2025

More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it has been "absolutely inspirational" to see people step up across the province and Canada to support homegrown businesses in response to the tarif...

Feb 28, 2025

Man charged after investigation into B.C. drug trafficking network, police say

SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a 31-year-old man has been charged following investigation into a drug trafficking network operating in the Lower Mainland and Interior. The Combined Forc...

Feb 28, 2025

One injured after SUV drives through Salmon Arm, B.C., medical clinic

SALMON ARM, B.C. - A woman who was inside a medical clinic in Salmon Arm, B.C., was injured and brought to hospital after she was struck by a vehicle that drove through the building. RCMP say the cras...

Feb 28, 2025

Pembina Pipeline boss: tariff threats making Canadians more open to energy projects

CALGARY - U.S. tariff threats are making politicians and the general public more receptive to Canadian energy infrastructure projects, the chief executive of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says. "Hopefully wi...

Feb 28, 2025

Intense pollen season to begin in southwest B.C. this weekend, expert warns

VANCOUVER - Get your tissues and allergy medicines ready if you live in southwestern British Columbia, where an expert predicts an intense pollen season is on the way. Cold weather had held the pollen...

Feb 28, 2025