British Columbia

Two dead in crash of 'homebuilt amphibious' plane near Merritt, B.C.

MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. Merritt RCMP say emerge...

Greg Fry Jul 29, 2024

Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus is set to receive a $2 million investment by the province to start a battery innovation centre. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and L...

Jul 29, 2024

Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six wildfires in British Columbia's Slocan Lake region says changing weather conditions in the area pose a challenge for crews. Jason Lawler, i...

Jul 29, 2024

Slocan region in interior B.C. evacuated due to multiple wildfires

A small town in the B.C. interior has been evacuated due to wildfires raging nearby. The Regional District of Central Kootenay issued a statement Saturday night issued an evacuation order for the vill...

Jul 28, 2024

Vancouver police investigating homicide after two men shot in vehicle

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police are investigating a suspected homicide after two men were shot in a vehicle, which then collided with two other vehicles. A statement says police were called just before 9...

Jul 27, 2024

B.C. tree fruit grower co-operative shuts down after 88 years, citing low volume

OKANAGAN, B.C. - A British Columbia co-operative that has been selling and promoting the province's fruit for the last 88 years is shutting down. In a letter sent to members Friday and obtained by The...

Jul 27, 2024

Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service says crews are "making good progress" containing a 55-square-kilometre wildfire near Golden, B.C., that destroyed as many as six homes in the region earlier this week. The Dogt...

Jul 27, 2024

Department of Fisheries untangles gear from humpback whale off B.C.'s coast

VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has successfully untangled fishing gear on a humpback whale off British Columbia's coast that was first spotted by a ferry passenger. Paul Cottrell, the...

Jul 26, 2024

Turpel-Lafonde won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer

The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Co...

Jul 26, 2024

B.C. port employers say foremen's union plans industry-wide strike vote

VANCOUVER - The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has been told by a lawyer for the foremen's union that an industry-wide strike vote will take place in coming weeks. The employers' group says...

Jul 26, 2024