British Columbia

B.C. ports shut down again as union rejects tentative deal, resumes strike action

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's ports are facing an uncertain future after the longshore workers union rejected a tentative mediated deal and resumed strike action that had been put to a temporary halt...

Greg Fry Jul 19, 2023

RCMP or Surrey Police Service? The B.C. government to reveal its decision today

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is set to reveal its decision today on which force will police the City of Surrey, potentially ending a political tug of war over whether it will be the RCMP...

Jul 19, 2023

Port strike back on

VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week.The International Longshore a...

Jul 18, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. port workers union rejects deal, strike back on, say employers

VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week. The BC Maritime Employers As...

Jul 18, 2023

2023 most destructive wildfire season on record

PRINCE GEORGE - The 2023 wildfire season is is now the most destructive on record, as around 14,000 square kilometers have burned so far.At a press conference Tuesday morning, Minister of Emergency Ma...

Jul 18, 2023

RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage

VANCOUVER - The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as "political pawns" in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing si...

Jul 18, 2023

Lack of compensation for Doukhobor religious group disappointing: B.C. ombudsperson

VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's "deeply disappointed" the government won't commit to compensating members of an exiled Russian religious group who were forcibly removed from their...

Jul 18, 2023

British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...

Greg Fry Jul 18, 2023

Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment says a nine-year-old B.C. boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is the face of the climate crisis in Canada. The...

Jul 18, 2023

B.C. expected to surpass record 2018 wildfire season for most area burned

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is encroaching on its worst wildfire season on record as more than 370 fires burn in the province. BC Wildfire Service figures show wildfires have consumed more than 12,90...

Jul 18, 2023