British Columbia

Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fine...

Sep 07, 2023

Bank of Canada may need to raise rates again, despite this week's hold: Macklem

CALGARY - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time. That's according to prepared remarks the gov...

Sep 07, 2023

Prince George, B.C., explosion linked to pipe theft, gas buildup in structure: RCMP

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince George, B.C., last month was likely caused by "unauthorized" people who broke into the property and were una...

Sep 07, 2023

A man is back in prison despite a deal reducing his sentence. He's fighting to restore the agreement

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A lawyer for a man sent back to prison in South Carolina after a deal reducing his sentence was canceled said he plans to ask for the agreement to be restored. Attorney Todd Ruth...

Sep 07, 2023

Police return emotional support rabbit that ran loose in Vancouver SkyTrain station

VANCOUVER - A rabbit that hopped the tracks at a downtown Vancouver transit station was reunited with its owner after efforts by passengers and police. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the bunny was...

Sep 06, 2023

Man convicted of killing woman in Saskatchewan arrested in B.C., parole suspended

VICTORIA - A man who brutally murdered an Indigenous woman in Saskatoon is back in custody and his parole has been suspended. Victoria police say Kenneth MacKay, who is 49, was arrested Friday but did...

Sep 06, 2023

On emotional bus tours, residents return to West Kelowna, B.C., to view the ashes

Annick deGooyer knew that her family's home of more than 20 years had been destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire that consumed scores of properties in West Kelowna, B.C., about three weeks ago. Bu...

Sep 06, 2023

Financial assistance for local governments, First Nations affected by wildfire

VICTORIA - Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for local governments and First Nations in regions that have been adversely affected by wildfires this season. DFA is available to help ...

Sep 06, 2023

Liberals could ask Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates: NDP

OTTAWA - The New Democrats say the federal government should follow the lead of British Columbia's premier and ask the Bank of Canada to stop raising interest rates. Premier David Eby wrote to Bank of...

Sep 06, 2023

A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back....

Sep 06, 2023