British Columbia

B.C. launches 'one-stop shop' for provincial permits needed to build homes

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government is aiming to speed up the construction of new homes and secondary suites by releasing new guides and programs to help streamline the process. Premier David Eb...

Sep 18, 2023

'A serious moment in the life of the world': Trudeau heads back to United Nations

WASHINGTON - At the annual UN General Assembly, that traffic-snarling symposium of international hand-wringing and high dudgeon now underway in New York City, the peril of climate change is always a p...

Sep 18, 2023

FortisBC gas users will see a drop in natural gas prices in October

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia natural gas users can expect to see their monthly bills decrease starting in October. FortisBC says in a statement that it has been given approval by the B.C. Utilities...

Sep 18, 2023

Gusty winds complicate B.C. wildfire fight, but human-caused blazes also a factor

VANCOUVER - Gusty winds and unsettled weather in parts of British Columbia helped kick up several wildfires over the weekend, forcing a number of evacuation orders and alerts. Four regional districts,...

Sep 18, 2023

FortisBC gas bills reduced due to decreased cost of gas rate October 1

PRINCE GEORGE - FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC) has received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to decrease the cost of gas rate for all of its customers from $3.159 per gi...

Sep 18, 2023

Bonnie Henry talks drug decriminalization at start of B.C. municipalities convention

VANCOUVER - Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will be discussing drug decriminalization and public drug use in the opening session of the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities conve...

Sep 18, 2023

RCMP IHIT identify Burnaby, B.C., fatal shooting victim

BURNABY, B.C. - The RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Burnaby, B.C., in the hopes of advancing its investigation. Burnaby RCMP say they were ...

Sep 17, 2023

MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC New Democratic Party, Premier David Eby says

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party. In a statement issued today, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted a thorough inter...

Sep 17, 2023

Evacuation order issued in central B.C., more than 400 wildfires burn across province

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An evacuation order has been issued by Cariboo Regional District for 28 properties in the Horn Lake Area in central British Columbia. This comes as the BC Wildfire Service says f...

Sep 17, 2023

Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy

PORT HARDY, B.C. - A third minor earthquake has struck the British Columbia coast today. Earthquakes Canada says a 4.0 magnitude quake was registered around 8:20 a.m. local time. It followed a 5.5 mag...

Sep 17, 2023