British Columbia

B.C. appoints new chief coroner, while overdose health emergency lingers

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed Dr. Jatinder Baidwan as the province's new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe earlier this year. The Ministry of Public Sa...

Aug 08, 2024

B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blo...

Aug 08, 2024

No Tsunami threat in B.C. after powerful Japan earthquake

There are no tsunami threats in British Columbia after a powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast, according to the U.S. based National Tsunami Warning Center. The Japan Meteorological Ag...

Aug 08, 2024

Blair announces CFB Esquimalt military housing project, 480 single-occupancy rooms

ESQUIMALT, B.C. - National Defence Minister Bill Blair says British Columbia's CFB Esquimalt will be the site of a new 480-room military housing project. The minister was at the Victoria-area naval ba...

Aug 07, 2024

Okanagan wildfire prompts evacuation orders, expands alerts

SHUSWAP, B.C. - Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in British Columbia's North Okanagan as a nearby wildfire burns out of control, nearly doubling in size since Tuesday. Tracy Hughes, commu...

Aug 07, 2024

B.C. provides $20M to expand travel, accommodation funding for cancer patients

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $20 million over two years to support travel and lodging for cancer patients in the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says the f...

Aug 07, 2024

Woman, child dead in Tuesday's B.C. highway crash involving six vehicles

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say the people who died in Tuesday's multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 were a local woman and a child. A statement from RCMP Highway Patrol...

Aug 07, 2024

Boeing will spend $61M in B.C. as part of Canada's military planes contract

RICHMOND, B.C. - Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an aerospace manufacturing training facility as well as research and development. The announcement is the latest from...

Aug 07, 2024

Fraser River's landslide waters to reach Hope, B.C., and Lower Mainland today.

VANCOUVER - High waters that flowed over top of a massive landslide in British Columbia's Chilcotin River are churning in the Fraser River towards British Columbia's Lower Mainland today. Emergency Ma...

Greg Fry Aug 07, 2024

Crane collapses in Vancouver as fire crews battle multiple blazes

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services say a crane has collapsed on a construction site as crews battle multiple blazes that broke out Tuesday in the city's west side. Firefighters are working...

Aug 06, 2024