British Columbia

RCMP helicopter rescues man after truck stuck in snow west of Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - A man whose truck got stuck in the snow west of Kelowna, B.C., needed to be rescued by an RCMP helicopter. Rescuers say the man was unharmed but the situation could have ended much wor...

Nov 22, 2023

BC United will scrap CleanBC plan if elected

PRINCE GEORGE - With a provincial election in the not too distant future, provincial parties are releasing more parts of their platform, and the BC United Party has released their plan to scrap the ND...

Nov 22, 2023

Canadian astronaut Kutryk bound for space station, colleague to back up moon flight

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada's newest astronauts were given marching orders Wednesday, with one bound for a sojourn on the International Space Station while the other will serve as backup on a highly anti...

Nov 22, 2023

B.C's speculation tax on homes expands by 13 new municipalities

VICTORIA - One of British Columbia's first measures to combat the housing crisis is being expanded to include 13 more communities. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the New Democrat government's sp...

Nov 22, 2023

Three hurt when a facade falls from a building onto scaffolding in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Three workers have been hurt after a facade fell off a building onto scaffolding in downtown Vancouver. Captain Matthew Trudeau, with Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, says they were cal...

Nov 22, 2023

B.C. opposition parties heat up climate debate with attacks on NDP's plans

VICTORIA - Climate change has become a hot button political issue in British Columbia with opposition parties launching election-style attacks on the New Democrat government's clean climate policies. ...

Nov 22, 2023

Fighting inflation half-heartedly would be ‘huge mistake,’ BoC's Macklem warns

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns fighting inflation half-heartedly and living with its consequences would be a huge mistake. The governor is delivering a speech to the Sai...

Nov 22, 2023

Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave

Halifax Regional Municipality says it is no longer advising all homeless people living in tents in a downtown military parade square to leave. Instead, the municipality says it will enforce a limit of...

Nov 22, 2023

Fear of avian flu descends on B.C. farms as millions of chickens are killed

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - It's the first thing poultry farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley think about in the morning, and the last thing they worry about at night, according to industry spokeswoman ...

Nov 22, 2023

Two dozen properties evacuated as precarious rock looms over Penticton, B.C., homes

PENTICTON, B.C. - The City of Penticton says it has temporarily evacuated 24 properties in a mobile home park over fears of a potential rock slide. The city says it was notified on Tuesday morning abo...

Nov 21, 2023