British Columbia

B.C. stream watchers link 'unprecedented' coho salmon kill to tire toxin and drought

VANCOUVER - John Barker has been volunteering with the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society for more than 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it, dozens of coho salmon, pre-spawn and silver...

Nov 19, 2023

B.C. New Democrats gather in Victoria for convention ahead of next year's election

VICTORIA - British Columbia New Democrats gather in Victoria this weekend to debate policy and strategy at the party's convention ahead of next year's provincial election. Premier David Eby will addre...

Nov 18, 2023

Nine new relational security officers coming to UHNBC

PRINCE GEORGE-Victoria has announced today that they are fulfilling their commitment to recruit 320 new relational security officers throughout B.C. as part of a new security model announced in 2022. ...

Nov 17, 2023

Highway 97C shut after truck with chemicals catches fire near West Kelowna, B.C.

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a portion of the Coquihalla Connecter outside West Kelowna, B.C., is closed after a commercial truck carrying chemicals caught fire. West Kelowna RCMP say the eastbound...

Nov 17, 2023

Feds launch $10M program for small businesses in Indigenous tourism

VANCOUVER - The federal government has launched a $10-million program to provide grants to small businesses involved in Indigenous tourism across Canada. The fund, to be administered by the Indigenous...

Nov 17, 2023

COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC

VANCOUVER - New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise. A weekly update provided Thursday by the BC Centre for Disease Co...

Greg Fry Nov 17, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Anti-vax reservist gets $4,000 fine, severe reprimand at court martial

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A former soldier and reservist who defied the Canadian Armed Forces' COVID-19 vaccine mandate has received a $4,000 fine and a severe reprimand at the conclusion of a court mar...

Nov 16, 2023

B.C. replaces Surrey Police Board with administrator over troubled transition

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed an administrator to act in place of the Surrey Police Board and assist the city's troubled transition from the RCMP to a municipal force. Mike ...

Nov 16, 2023

B.C. proposes new protections for "gig workers"

BRITISH COLUMBIA- New basic employment standards and protections are coming to the gig economy as app-based ride-hailing and food-delivery industry begins to grow. Victoria has announced that it will ...

Nov 16, 2023

B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The B.C. government says it's introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food delivery app workers including a minimum wage, compensation for expenses and other standards...

Nov 16, 2023