British Columbia

B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place 'flat'

LYTTON, B.C. - A Delta, B.C., resident who owns a home in Lytton that was charred by a wildfire that tore through the village says the devastation is "breathtakingly shocking" after getting a glimpse ...

Aaron Schulze Jul 10, 2021

Long-time Nanaimo Kiwanis club closing as membership dwindles

NANAIMO - A volunteer club which has existed in Nanaimo for roughly 100 years is now at risk of folding. The Kiwanis Club of Nanaimo Sunrisers, which hosts events for Nanaimo youth, will end this fall...

Jul 10, 2021

Vancouver police officers face new review in case of detained Indigenous man

VICTORIA - A retired judge has determined that a further investigation is needed in the case of two Vancouver police officers and their alleged treatment of an Indigenous man. The Office of the Police...

Jul 09, 2021

Drought conditions & water restrictions increase on bone-dry Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Record-high temperatures and well-below average rainfall has led to some of B.C.'s worst drought conditions occurring on Vancouver Island.The province's drought index upgraded the East Vanco...

Jul 09, 2021

B.C. judge denies new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge will not allow new evidence to be admitted in the United States extradition case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Associate Chief Just...

Jul 09, 2021

B.C. Indigenous leaders call for unity, end to violence, vandalism in Victoria area

ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Leaders of nine southern Vancouver Island First Nations want an immediate end to recent violence and vandalism, including the toppling of statues and vandalism of totem poles. The le...

Jul 09, 2021

Prime minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surre...

Jul 09, 2021

Nanaimo winner comes forward after $500k Lotto Max win

NANAIMO - The number of big lotto winners in Nanaimo continues to climb. Ria Edmond won a $500,000 in the June 15 Lotto Max draw, splitting a $1 million Maxmillion prize with a winner in Ontario durin...

Jul 09, 2021

First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents who are homeless after wildfire

LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of Lytton, B.C., return to their Fraser Canyon village today for a first glimpse of what remains after fleeing for their lives ahead of a raging wildfire last week. The displa...

Jul 09, 2021

June jobless numbers remain unchanged in PG

PRINCE GEORGE - No change in the unemployment rate for Prince George last month,remaining at 6.1 percent . BC 's jobless rate dropped to 6.6 percent last month ,from 7 percent the previous month . The...

Jul 09, 2021