Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Canada's attorney general are urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to dismiss Meng Wanzhou's application to submit new evidence in her extradition case. Robert Frater says the Hua...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is permanently allowing private liquor stores to open longer hours.The stores have been allowed to open at 7 a.m. since April 2020 to facilitate physical distancing for ...

NANAIMO - Campfires are now banned province-wide as record-breaking heat rapidly elevated the forest fire risk in B.C.The BC Wildfire Service order took effect on Wednesday, June 30 at noon and is exp...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The grim toll of the historic heat wave that scorched the Pacific Northwest became more apparent Wednesday as authorities in Canada, Washington state and Oregon said...

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school...

CRANBROOK -The Lower Kootenay Band in British Columbia says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school. In a ...

VANCOUVER - The BC Parks Foundation says a private donation has allowed the purchase of threatened Coastal Douglas fir ecosystems in the Strait of Georgia. The area includes all of Saturnina Island an...

VICTORIA - British Columbia will be moving toward a return to normal life on Canada Day as the province removes most COVID-19 restrictions and allows outdoor gatherings of up to 5,000 people. Premier ...

NANAIMO - The largest private donation ever to the BC Parks Foundation hopes to preserve a pair of Gulf Islands off central Vancouver Island.The BC Parks Foundation (BCPF) announced $4 million from th...

NANAIMO - A return to normal is inbound for B.C. The province announced Step Three of the restart plan will begin on Canada Day, including the reduction of key restrictions which have been in place fo...