Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. brings in more restrictions to limit spread of chronic wasting in deer, elk
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is taking further steps to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, moose and caribou, including removing urban deer from Cranbrook and Kimberley. A statem...
Jul 19, 2024
'Challenging' wildfire conditions in B.C. as hot and dry weather persists
Over 250 wildfires are burning in British Columbia as much of the province continues to bake under a heat wave that is expected to last into next week. Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service said ...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. Conservatives pitch health-care changes, more private clinics
VANCOUVER - The leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia says as premier his government would pay to send people outside the province for health care and expand private clinics in an effor...
Jul 18, 2024
B.C. tribunal orders woman to pay ex $450 for Coldplay ticket she thought was a gift
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay her former romantic partner $450 for her ticket to attend a Coldplay concert together on what she said she believed was a date. But the pro...
Jul 18, 2024
Federal government announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's environment minister has announced $89 million in federal funding for 10 greenhouse gas emission reduction projects as the government works toward the goal of conservin...
Jul 18, 2024
Wildfire prompts evacuation orders near Spences Bridge, B.C., as hot spell continues
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire. The...
Jul 18, 2024
A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER - In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal. It wanted permission to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web, before ha...
Jul 18, 2024
Heat warnings spread in B.C. as records tumble in second heat wave for July
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings have expanded across a broad swath of British Columbia, a day after temperatures reached into the low 40s in the Interior and daily heat records tumbled. Twenty-five heat ale...
Jul 17, 2024
B.C. braces for more wildfire activity with thunderstorms in the forecast
British Columbia's wildfire service says it's on the lookout for a surge in wildfire activity as hot weather continues with thunderstorms and wind in the forecast. The service's latest bulletin says s...
Jul 17, 2024
Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month
TOFINO, B.C. - A second abandoned sea otter has been rescued in B.C. waters, marking the first time the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society has had to take care of two fragile pups at the ...
Jul 17, 2024