
British Columbia

Parts of Kamloops, B.C., still without water after repair on broken main unsuccessful
KAMLOOPS - Parts of Kamloops in the British Columbia Interior have been without water for more than a day after a main break disrupted service. Officials say residents east of Rose Hill and nearby areas continue to be without water after efforts to fix...
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B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia's public safety minister says that while police in the province have reported declining extortion cases in recent months, combating the crisis remains the government's top public safety priority. Nina Krieger gave the opening remarks a...
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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes off coast of northern B.C.
DAAJING GIIDS - A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was recorded off the coast of northern B.C. and was lightly felt in the villages Port Clements and Masset on the east side of Haida Gwaii. Earthquakes Canada says it struck around 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday at a dep...
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Howitzers to fall silent when avalanche control deal in Rogers Pass ends in 2027
ROGERS PASS - The military has decided to end its role in avalanche control along a major British Columbia transportation route, that has seen it fire artillery shells to set off slides in Rogers Pass for more than 60 years. The Department of National ...
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Man faces six charges more than a year after 'near tragic' crash in B.C.: police
PARKSVILLE - B.C. Highway Patrol says a man is facing six charges after a crash injured two adults and a baby more than a year ago. Police say that on March 3, 2025, a Chevrolet pickup and a Toyota Prius collided head on in the northbound lanes of High...
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B.C. Premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's still optimistic about artificial intelligence, having seen both the "opportunity and the threat" the technology presents. Eby told a crowd at Vancouver's Web Summit that B.C. has experienced th...
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B.C. nurses union votes overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Nurses Union has voted 98.2 per cent in favour of strike action. More than 50,000 of the approximately 55,000 union members voted after talks reached an impasse in April over issues including benefits, pay and staffing...
May 12, 2026
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Report details equipment problems, flaring violations at LNG Canada
An emissions report LNG Canada filed to the B.C. Energy Regulator details operational issues at the plant in March as it continued to surpass the amount of gas it is allowed to burn off through flaring. The document, obtained by University of Victoria ...
May 12, 2026
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Vancouver's Oakridge Park mall to open May 28, part of 5-million-square-foot project
VANCOUVER - The Oakridge Park shopping mall in Vancouver, which is part of a massive retail and residential project, has set May 28 as its opening date. The project has been one of North America's biggest retail and residential construction sites, with...
May 11, 2026
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B.C. policewomen want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
VANCOUVER - A group of female police officers pursuing a class-action lawsuit against municipal police forces in B.C. over alleged harassment, bullying and discrimination say it is not a labour dispute, and they hope the B.C. Court of Appeal agrees. S...
May 11, 2026
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Trans Mountain and its federal parent see case for Ottawa owning pipeline for good
There's a case to indefinitely keep the Trans Mountain pipeline in government hands, possibly alongside Indigenous partners, say the leaders of its operator and financial overseer. "It is a sovereign pipeline. It starts in Canada. It really ends in Ca...
May 11, 2026
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Forests Minister Parmar says B.C. has flagged Middle East as emerging export market
VICTORIA - British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province could be selling more wood in the Middle East among other emerging markets to curtail its dependence on the United States. Parmar announced an additional $12 million for the Cro...
May 11, 2026
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Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost 'sovereign' computing power
VANCOUVER - Canada's artificial intelligence minister says the Liberal government is aware of risks involved in a major investment in AI data centres in British Columbia, but taking such chances are necessary for the country to remain competitive globa...
May 11, 2026
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Victims of fatal double shooting in Surrey, B.C., were 16 and 18 years old: police
SURREY - Police say two teenagers from Surrey, B.C., are dead in an apparent targeted shooting related to an ongoing gang conflict. A statement from Sgt. Freda Fong with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says those killed on Sunday were 16 an...
May 11, 2026
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Economic growth now tops environment as priority in energy policy, poll suggests
OTTAWA - More Canadians now say economic growth should be a bigger priority in Canada's energy policy than protecting the environment, a new Angus Reid Institute report suggests. The pollster released a report Monday indicating 61 per cent of Canadians...
May 11, 2026
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B.C. Mounties cancel Amber Alert for twin siblings
PRINCE RUPERT - Mounties in northwestern British Columbia have cancelled a provincewide Amber Alert for two children. RCMP did not provide further details but thanked the public for their assistance. The alert was issued just before 1 a.m. on Monday, ...
May 11, 2026
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Crash in Delta, B.C., leaves motorcycle hanging from traffic light
DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say a motorcyclist is in hospital after a crash that left the bike suspended from a traffic light. They say in a news release that members from the department responded to the scene at the 7100 Block of Scott Road just b...
May 10, 2026
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Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
VANCOUVER - Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak landed Sunday in B.C., where they will continue their quarantine. Online plane tracking platform FlightAware says the aircraft carrying the Canadia...
May 10, 2026
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Mounties search for snowmobiler missing in northwestern B.C.
ATLIN - Mounties are searching for a snowmobiler from Whitehorse who went missing near the British Columbia-Yukon boundary. Police say in a news release that three snowmobilers set out to retrieve a broken down snow machine from the area of Haines Pass...
May 10, 2026
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Two Ottawa men wanted for murder may be hiding in B.C., police say
Police are asking for the public's help finding two murder suspects from Ottawa who investigators believe could be hiding out in British Columbia. Provincial police say the men are wanted in the death of Christo Allison Richards, an Ottawa man who was ...
May 10, 2026
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Final debate for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls
BURNABY - The five candidates running for the leadership of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives face each other today in their final debate, after a campaign dominated by disputes over their ideological credentials. Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Kerry-L...
May 09, 2026
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B.C. draining water off Old Fort landslide, no word when evacuation order may lift
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation says workers have started draining water from a landslide in the province's northeast that has forced residents out of their homes for weeks. An update on the slide blocking the road into Ol...
May 08, 2026
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Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged attack on an eight-year-old boy in a haunted house attraction during the city's Khalsa Day celebrations. Surrey police did not release details on the two male suspects...
May 08, 2026
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Smith sees progress on pipeline deal with Ottawa after Carney meeting
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she was feeling far more confident about the prospects for a new pipeline following a meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in the day. "This morning I said 'if' a deal gets signed...
May 08, 2026
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Four-day strike vote begins in B.C. nurses' labour dispute with province
BURNABY - British Columbia nurses have begun a strike vote in their labour dispute with the province, the union representing them said Friday. A statement from the BC Nurses' Union said members of its bargaining association have been asked to cast thei...
May 08, 2026
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Victoria police chief vows transparency as constable is charged with sexual assault
VICTORIA - Victoria's police chief has announced that one of her department's constables has been charged with sexual assault, saying she believed in transparency because such an incident could "shake the public's trust." Chief Constable Fiona Wilson s...
May 08, 2026
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Eby defends debt as required to build for the future, improve infrastructure
British Columbia Premier David Eby is defending his approach to the government's record budget deficit, comparing it to buying a home for a family's future. The premier gave the stump-like speech on government spending on Friday at the site of the near...
May 08, 2026
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Stabbing, drugs, shootings at Vancouver strip club. Owner says he's unfairly targeted
VANCOUVER - In the eyes of the B.C. Supreme Court, the Gallery Show Lounge Strip club in south Vancouver would "present a clear danger" to the public if its liquor licence were restored and it reopened. The club has been on the police radar for years, ...
May 08, 2026
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