Category Archives: British Columbia

Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warnings, watches in B.C., Alberta
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for large sections of central Alberta and parts of B.C., saying hail, damaging winds and torrential rainfall are poss...
Jun 11, 2024

Vancouver port open to recommendations from TSB after seaplane-boat collision
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it is "certainly possible" that rules surrounding seaplanes operating in the city's downtown harbour could change in light of an aircraft colliding...
Jun 11, 2024

Rescuers work overnight to save teen and his dog after fall down B.C. embankment
ELKO, B.C. - First responders in southeastern British Columbia say a teen and his dog have been rescued after falling "several hundred feet" down an embankment. A statement from the Regional District ...
Jun 11, 2024

1 in 3 British Columbians 'seriously considering' leaving BC
PRINCE GEORGE - A new survey from the Angus Reid Institute shows that one in three British Columbians are seriously considering leaving the province, citing a number of concerns including the cost of ...
Jun 11, 2024

Iconic B.C. museum reopens after 'cutting-edge' 18-month seismic upgrade
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's most prominent museums is reopening after an 18-month upgrade for "cutting-edge" base-isolation retrofitting that would allow it to survive a once-in-2,500-year earthquake....
Jun 11, 2024

ATV crash in B.C. kills 15-year-old boy, passenger suffers minor injuries
BARRIRE, B.C. - A 15-year-old has died when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving overturned near Barriere, B.C. Mounties say the crash north of Kamloops happened Sunday near the two-kilometre mark o...
Jun 11, 2024

Prince George not part of building permit hub pilot
PRINCE GEORGE - In a bid to address the BC's housing challenges, the provincial government has announced that a new building permit hub will be launched in order to speed up homebuilding. Twelve local...
Jun 11, 2024

Federal Court judge finds minister took too long in case of endangered spotted owl
A judge has sided with a British Columbia group that argued the federal environment minister took too long by waiting more than eight months to recommend an emergency protection order for the endanger...
Jun 11, 2024

Vancouver police arrest five, seize drugs, in Quebec gang investigation
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have arrested five men, and recovered more than 24 kilograms of illicit drugs, after a lengthy investigation into a gang originally from Quebec. A statement from the depar...
Jun 11, 2024

B.C. should step up on asylum claims, minister says in response to call for funds
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says British Columbia needs to step up and take on more asylum seekers who come to Canada. He was responding today to criticism from the B.C. premier, who say...
Jun 11, 2024