Category Archives: British Columbia

Serious head-on crash in B.C. involving 'erratic' driver sends three to hospital
ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - A head-on collision in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast region has sent three people to hospital with serious injuries and closed a major highway for hours overnight. Sunshine C...
Feb 09, 2025

Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley launch strike in labour dispute
VANCOUVER - Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley have launched strike action, shutting down services in the area after talks with their employer broke down. In a statement, Unifor - w...
Feb 08, 2025

More snow for Vancouver Island while B.C.'s North Coast faces Arctic outflow
VANCOUVER - More snowfall is in the forecast for parts of British Columbia's south coast after heavy snow battered the region earlier in the week. Environment Canada says a low-pressure system is crea...
Feb 08, 2025

'Should I just laugh?': Energy experts question Freeland's pledge to push LNG
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland's pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector ov...
Feb 08, 2025

RCMP Black Hawk helicopter patrolling B.C.-U.S. border as part of security plan
VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia says it has begun using a Black Hawk helicopter to patrol the United States border as part of efforts to stop smuggling and people crossing illegally. Police s...
Feb 07, 2025

Navy commander relieved of his duty mid-deployment over 'loss of confidence'
OTTAWA - A commander of a patrol frigate in the Royal Canadian Navy has been relieved of his duty mid-deployment due to what the navy calls a "loss of confidence." A statement from the navy says the r...
Feb 07, 2025

B.C. women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows
VICTORIA - Antiretroviral treatment has increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV in British Columbia but a new study shows it is significantly lower for women than men. The BC Centre fo...
Feb 07, 2025

Packaged goods entrepreneurs network to 'rise up' and face U.S. protectionism
HALIFAX - Vancouver businesswoman Karen Danudjaja put out a casual social media call on Monday for a "roundtable" on how entrepreneurs could survive the potential hit of 25 per cent U.S. tariffs. Then...
Feb 07, 2025

Latest scale aims to weigh if chubby endangered B.C. marmots have more babies
Vancouver Island marmots can be a little shy when it comes to revealing their weight. Technicians and researchers with Vancouver Island University and the Wilder Institute are ready to deploy their la...
Feb 07, 2025

B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for 'numerous and flagrant' rights violations
VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says Vernon RCMP committed "numerous and flagrant breaches" of an accused drug dealer's Charter rights and colluded with civil forfeiture authorit...
Feb 07, 2025