British Columbia

Spallumcheen, B.C., orders evacuation for 18 properties as lightning triggers fire

SPALLUMCHEEN, B.C. - The Township of Spallumcheen in the southern B.C. interior has opened an emergency operations centre after ordering 18 properties evacuated due to an out-of-control wildfire. The ...

Jul 07, 2023

B.C. RCMP announce corruption, drug trafficking charges against former constable

SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. RCMP says a former probationary constable at the force's Surrey detachment has been charged with multiple offences after a months-long corruption investigation. Mounties say th...

Jul 07, 2023

Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan

VANCOUVER - Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada. The Ministers' Council on the Canad...

Jul 07, 2023

Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River

VANCOUVER - Family members of a man shot and killed by the RCMP have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court, the day before the two-year anniversary of his death. Relatives of Jared Lowndes say in a no...

Jul 07, 2023

B.C. mass-stabbing killer apologizes to victims, cites 'enormous' drug use

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who committed a deadly mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C., two years ago, has apologized to each of his victims by name at his sentencing hearing. Yann...

Greg Fry Jul 07, 2023

Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months

NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Island Health says a lack of staff has forced it to begin overnight closures of the emergency room at a small Victoria-area hospital. A statement from the health authority says c...

Jul 07, 2023

An across the board rise in jobless numbers

PRINCE GEORGE- Prince George saw its unemployment rate climb once again to 8.8 per cent last month from 7.9 per cent in May and 4.5 per cent in June of 2022. That translates to roughly 6,000 fewer peo...

Jul 07, 2023

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A tree planter has been attacked by a bear in northeastern British Columbia. Few details have been released, but a statement from the Conservation Officer Service says it happene...

Greg Fry Jul 07, 2023

B.C. port strike enters day seven as union, employers association trade barbs

VANCOUVER - The strike by thousands of workers at more than 30 British Columbia ports has entered its seventh day, as their union and the association representing B.C. maritime employers trade barbs a...

Jul 07, 2023

Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data

VANCOUVER - Airbnb has won a court ruling that quashes an order from British Columbia's privacy commissioner that would have identified hosts and their home addresses in Vancouver. The B.C. Supreme Co...

Jul 06, 2023