British Columbia

Wildfire smoke from B.C. and U.S. spreads east as several blazes still uncontained

VANCOUVER - Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Washington and Idaho has wafted east, prompting air quality advisories from Vancouver Island into Alberta. Environment Canada is maintaining advis...

Sep 13, 2022

37 B.C. mayors win by acclamation after standing unopposed

VANCOUVER - Municipal elections are still more than a month away, but mayors for dozens of communities across B.C. have already won by acclamation after standing unopposed. Nomination information coll...

Sep 12, 2022

B.C. says financial outlook improving, forecasts $706 million surplus, says minister

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's financial outlook is showing improvements, with a budget surplus of $706 million forecast for the current fiscal year. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says preliminary ...

Sep 12, 2022

Wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of B.C., improves slightly over Vancouver

Air quality has improved slightly over Metro Vancouver but remains at very unhealthy levels in several other regions as wildfire smoke blankets large sections of British Columbia. Environment Canada i...

Sep 12, 2022

B.C. man convicted in young girl's murder in 1978 loses appeal

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man found guilty in the death of a young girl in 1978 has lost an appeal of his first-degree murder conviction. GRAPHIC WARNING: The following details may be disturbing ...

Sep 11, 2022

Smoky skies persist in Vancouver and surrounding areas due to wildfires

VANCOUVER - Regional officials say air quality is expected to worsen in parts of the Vancouver area as smoky skies persisted Sunday due to wildfires in the province and the United States. Metro Vancou...

Sep 11, 2022

Wildfire in B.C.'s Peace region doubles, no rain expected for relief

HUDSON'S HOPE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says a fire in British Columbia's Peace region has grown out of control due to high winds, noting temperatures are expected to increase and no precipitati...

Sep 11, 2022

River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?

VANCOUVER - Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect. So what is killing the giant sturgeon of the Nechako River? Government sc...

Sep 11, 2022

Air quality advisory issued due to B.C., U.S. wildfires and blaze in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - An air quality advisory has been issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of "high concentrations of fine particulate matter" from wildfire smoke in British Columbia and th...

Sep 10, 2022

B.C. resident recalls meeting Queen, says photo is a 'treasure' of his life

Rob Rathbun fondly recalls the day he lifted a little girl on his shoulders so she could give Queen Elizabeth II a bouquet of flowers during a procession outside the British Columbia legislature in 20...

Sep 10, 2022