British Columbia

B.C. government puts 18-month ban on rodenticides to help protect wildlife

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has temporarily banned the sale of rodenticides to protect owls and other wildlife from poisoning. The Environment Ministry says it will review alternatives during the 1...

Greg Fry Jul 21, 2021

Frantic search underway in Nanaimo for missing vulnerable exotic bird

UPDATE - An intensive search for a missing vulnerable cockatoo had a happy ending.An exotic cockatoo named Billie, who isn't much larger than a crow, was rescued by its owner at about 3:30 p.m. on Wed...

Jul 21, 2021

B.C. wildfires 'graphic' evidence of climate change, premier says

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - B.C. Premier John Horgan says officials are in talks with the United States and Australia about potential support in fighting some 300 wildfires scorching the province, but COVID-19 ...

Greg Fry Jul 21, 2021

Canfor to curtail production at Canadian sawmills due to extreme wildfire conditions

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning Monday as a result of extreme wildfire conditions in Western Canada. The Vancouver-based lumber pr...

Jul 21, 2021

Nanaimo sets new drought record, 35 days and counting without rain

NANAIMO - The region missed out on a new high temperature record during an historic heatwave, but the summer of 2021 has still proven to be record setting.Wednesday, July 21 will mark 35 bone-dry days...

Jul 20, 2021

B.C. provides funding to First Nation communities for residential school searches

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former residential schools or hospitals. Murray Rankin,...

Jul 20, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: State of emergency called in B.C. over growing wildfires.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister has declared a provincial state of emergency over the growing wildfire threat. Mike Farnworth says he made the decision based on information from ...

Jul 20, 2021

Farnworth declares provincial state of emergency due to worsening wildfire situation

VANCOUVER - The provincial government has declared a provincial state of emergency due to the worsening wildfire situation in British Columbia.Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says he's based his...

Jul 20, 2021

VIDEO: Crews attempt rescue after dog falls down Nanaimo's Abyss

NANAIMO - Firefighters and rope rescue technicians pulled off a successful rescue of a small dog which fell down an infamous hiking spot south of the city.Crews from Nanaimo Fire Rescue attended the s...

Jul 20, 2021

Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted

KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people. A statement issued ...

Jul 20, 2021