Category Archives: British Columbia

Retired judge to review records into demotion of Victoria police sergeant
VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it has arranged a review of the record into the demotion of a now-retired Victoria Police Department sergeant after he was found to have...
Aug 09, 2024

Wildfires tick up with lightning in forecast for B.C.'s southern Interior
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia is increasing after holding below 350 for days as officials warn of lightning in the forecast. There are just under 360 active blazes in B.C., includ...
Aug 09, 2024

B.C. risks 'carpet' of rotting apples without help after co-op's closure: growers
As gala apples ripen on British Columbia's trees, the president of the provincial fruit growers' group worries about a devastating season without a way for farmers to refrigerate their crops. Peter Si...
Aug 09, 2024

Woman from United States dead after highway crash in southeastern B.C.
FIELD, B.C. - Police in southeastern British Columbia say one person is dead after a highway crash just outside the community of Field, B.C., near the Alberta boundary. RCMP say the two-vehicle crash ...
Aug 09, 2024

Five homes unsafe following Vancouver fires, crane collapse: fire department
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say five homes are unsafe to occupy after a massive fire and crane collapse in the city's Dunbar neighbourhood. The fire department says in a statement that ...
Aug 08, 2024

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says it can hear allegations of online hate speech
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal has ruled it has the authority to hear cases about allegations of online hate speech. The tribunal says provincial human rights laws against public...
Aug 08, 2024

B.C. fisherman fined $33K for harvesting in 'globally unique' glass-sponge reefs
VANCOUVER - The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia has received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the wate...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada and Australia's defence ministers meet on co-operation
VANCOUVER - Canada and Australia's defence ministers say their countries are dealing with similar challenges in an era of global volatility not seen since the Second World War, and strengthening co-op...
Aug 08, 2024

B.C. wildfires holding steady at about 350 with lightning in the forecast
The Okanagan Indian Band in British Columbia's southern Interior says an out-of-control wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts has seen recent "slow" growth, but fire behaviour could ...
Aug 08, 2024

Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director
Julian Brave NoiseCat initially didn't want "Sugarcane" to be such a personal film. The Indigenous filmmaker says he intended to remain behind the camera for the Sundance prize-winning documentary, wh...
Aug 08, 2024