Category Archives: British Columbia

Ex-coroner says B.C.'s drug policy overhaul looks like 'impulsive political decision'
British Columbia's former chief coroner says she's disappointed by the province's overhaul of its program that provides prescription alternatives to toxic street drugs, a shift she says "feels like a ...
Feb 21, 2025

Police release names of victims in Abbotsford, B.C. double homicide
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police have released the names of the two victims in an Abbotsford, B.C., double homicide in January. A statement from the province's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says pol...
Feb 20, 2025

B.C. task force aims to grow agriculture, food processing industries
British Columbia is launching a task force focused on growing the agriculture and food processing industries after years of struggle due to climate, labour concerns and now the threat of tariffs from ...
Feb 20, 2025

Two drivers accused of hitting same pedestrian then leaving B.C. crash site
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., say charges have been approved against two drivers who are accused of leaving the scene after allegedly running over the same pedestrian. Police say a lo...
Feb 20, 2025

Flood watch up due to possible ice jam on B.C. Interior waterways
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has posted a flood watch on three Interior waterways because of the chance of a midseason ice jam. The centre says temperatures in the first two wee...
Feb 20, 2025

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of her brothers, niece and nephew
VICTORIA - The House Leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives has described the "unsurmountable" personal impact of the toxic drug crisis, which she says claimed the lives of two of her brothers, a...
Feb 20, 2025

B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Indigenous relations minister is condemning "racist vandalism" of a Treaty 8 Tribal Association office in Fort St. John last weekend. Christine Boyle says it is important...
Feb 20, 2025

No damages reported after earthquake shakes parts of Alberta, B.C.
GRANDE CACHE, Alta. - Earthquakes Canada says some Alberta and B.C. residents may have felt the ground shake Thursday morning. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was detected roughly 63 kilometres northeast o...
Feb 20, 2025

Teck Resources reports Q4 profit and record copper production
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year earlier, helped by record copper production. The Vancouver-based mining company says it earned a pro...
Feb 20, 2025

Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
VANCOUVER - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in the Lower Mainland, this time in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a r...
Feb 19, 2025