Category Archives: British Columbia
Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend's home when he surveyed the site of flooding near Ocean Falls, B.C., along the province's central coast. The community is a...
Mar 18, 2026
Ontario asks B.C., Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the ...
Mar 18, 2026
Photo Gallery: Nowruz Fire Festival marks the Persian New Year
Thousands of people attended the the Nowruz Fire Festival Tuesday in West Vancouver, B.C., marking the Persian New Year. Festivalgoers jumped over open fire pits at the event, hosted by the Iranian Ca...
Mar 18, 2026
Lytton, B.C., officials 'immediately overwhelmed' by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021, a report from t...
Mar 17, 2026
More than 400 U.S. health-care workers have been hired by B.C., Premier Eby says
VICTORIA - A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osb...
Mar 17, 2026
Man dead, homicide police investigating after fight at Metro Vancouver home
MAPLE RIDGE - Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a man in Maple Ridge, B.C., after a reported altercation with another person in a home. Police say they responded Monday night to a c...
Mar 17, 2026
B.C. man killed in logging truck, pickup crash on Highway 97 near Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's Highway Patrol is urging drivers in the northern Interior to use extra caution amid wintry conditions after two deadly crashes within 24 hours. Officers were called ...
Mar 17, 2026
CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP's feder...
Mar 17, 2026
Driver killed in Abbotsford, B.C., after crashing into tree while fleeing from police
ABBOTSFORD - Authorities in Abbotsford, B.C., have notified the provincial police watchdog after a person was killed when a vehicle fleeing from police crashed into a tree. Abbotsford police say it ha...
Mar 17, 2026
Atmospheric rivers swamp coastal B.C., creating flood and avalanche risks
VANCOUVER - The latest forecast for southern British Columbia calls for periods of heavy rain into Friday, setting off avalanche risks, flood watches and high streamflow advisories for area waterways....
Mar 17, 2026