British Columbia

B.C. waters now home to Canada's largest marine protected area

VANCOUVER - First Nations along British Columbia's coast have announced with the Canadian government the designation of the country's largest marine protected area. A statement from Fisheries and Ocea...

Jul 11, 2024

Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock

VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries. It says there are questions about the impact of the...

Jul 11, 2024

BC United's Michael Lee, once a leadership candidate, won't seek re-election

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition BC United is losing another elected member just ahead of the province's fall election. Michael Lee, a former party leadership candidate and the Vancouver-Langa...

Jul 11, 2024

Four family members dead in another multiple-fatality B.C. road crash

KEREMEOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police in British Columbia say four people are dead after a highway collision in the southern Interior, part of a spate of multiple-fatality crashes in the provinc...

Jul 11, 2024

Teck closes sale of coal business to Glencore in wake of federal approval

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its remaining 77 per cent interest in its steelmaking coal business to Glencore plc. The news comes as no surprise following the annou...

Jul 11, 2024

B.C. should explore non-prescribed alternatives to fentanyl to combat crisis: Henry

VICTORIA - A report from B.C.'s provincial health officer recommends the province expand its "safer supply" program to prevent overdoses, including allowing access to alternatives to unregulated drugs...

Greg Fry Jul 11, 2024

B.C. heat triggers burst of fire activity, new evacuation order in central Interior

British Columbia's wildfire service says forest fuels are more susceptible to fire starts after seven consecutive days of extreme heat, with new blazes prompting two new evacuation orders in recent da...

Jul 11, 2024

B.C. to implement committee's suggestions on overdose responses at schools

VICTORIA - A steering committee has identified early actions for post-secondary institutions to follow in the event of an overdose on campus. The ministry of post-secondary education says early action...

Jul 10, 2024

Surrey, B.C., police transition deal from RCMP to local force complete, says minister

VANCOUVER - A long-running and fractious dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its police department has ended with a cash agreement. Solicitor General Mike Farnw...

Jul 10, 2024

Feds invest $15M in health-care AI development through Vancouver tech cluster program

VANCOUVER - Canada is investing about $15 million toward the development of artificial intelligence in health care that Federal Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne calls a "game changer" fo...

Jul 10, 2024