Category Archives: British Columbia
Fentanyl detected in 9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths, B.C. coroner says
VICTORIA - The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year. A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May ...
Jun 19, 2023
No time for 'games': B.C. solicitor general gives deadline for Surrey policing report
VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general accuses the City of Surrey of playing games around its decision to retain the RCMP as its policing agency. Mike Farnworth issued a statement saying he b...
Jun 19, 2023
Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - The general secretary of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society in Surrey, British Columbia, confirms the president of the gurdwara was fatally shot in an attack just outside the temple. ...
Jun 19, 2023
Possible snowfall expected on B.C. Interior highways: Environment Canada
KELOWNA, B.C. - After a month of above-normal temperatures across British Columbia, Environment Canada is warning about possible snowfall on the province's southwest Interior highways. The agency issu...
Jun 18, 2023
Evacuation order for B.C.'s West Kiskatinaw wildfire rescinded, alert remains
The Peace River Regional District says the evacuation order for the One Island Lake community in the northeast corner of British Columbiahas been cancelled and residents can return home. But it says a...
Jun 18, 2023
All but one pipeliner injured in northern B.C. bus crash released from hospital
PRINCE GEORGE - Coastal GasLink says 17 of the 18 pipeline workers involved in Friday's bus crash have been discharged from hospital.In an email to media, the company says one patient remains in hospi...
Jun 17, 2023
Home and camper on the wish list for Victoria, B.C., couple after $35M lotto win
VANCOUVER - A couple from Victoria, B.C., are $35 million richer after claiming the whopping sum at a B.C. Lottery Corp. celebration in Vancouver. Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay say they plan on buy...
Jun 16, 2023
Renewable diesel refinery is first in Canada, completed in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Construction has been completed on a stand-alone renewable diesel refinery in British Columbia, the first of its kind in Canada. Officials, including Premier David Eby, were in P...
Jun 16, 2023
BC Hydro to begin looking for new sources of electricity
VICTORIA - BC Hydro is moving forward with a call for new sources of renewable, emission-free electricity as the province is going to need enough new power to run 270,000 homes as early as 2028.Premie...
Jun 16, 2023
99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says there's been a 99 per cent drop in the number of online Ozempic prescriptions filled by Americans from pharmacies in that province since it introduced r...
Jun 16, 2023