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Power usage spikes expected as B.C. heat arrives, triggering warnings along coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued several heat warnings across coastal British Columbia as the province's utility says power usage this week could hit a new all-time summer high. BC Hydro says in a statement that the current summer peak usage r...
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Fact File: Trump blames Canada, but experts say countries tackle wildfires similarly
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canada on Friday of not properly maintaining its forests, leading to heavy smoke from wildfires hovering over American cities. Experts who study wildfires say Canada's approach to forest management is simila...
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B.C. glacial outburst 'well into' rapid drawdown, peak flows expected Monday
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A glacial outburst near Pemberton, B.C., is "well into the rapid drawdown phase," gushing water and debris downstream with flows expected to reach a peak on Monday. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District says in ...
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Blueberry First Nations says native plant orchard to help restore B.C. industry sites
FORT ST. JOHN - A First Nation in British Columbia says a new native plant orchard established in its territory could help reclaim and restore thousands of industrial sites around northeastern B.C. The Blueberry First Nations near Fort St. John unveil...
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BC Hydro to build Vancouver Island battery energy storage to boost power flexibility
NORTH COWICHAN - British Columbia's Crown utility BC Hydro is launching a procurement process for a large battery energy storage project on Vancouver Island, the first such infrastructure in the province. Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the project is ...
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Construction begins on $4-billion Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion in British Columbia, and its top executive expects the company, best known as a major crude oil shipper, to make more such investments in the future. "Natur...
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B.C. government urges caution as drowning deaths see 54-per-cent spike from last year
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued a notice warning people to be vigilant about water safety after a spike in drowning deaths in the last few months. The province says in a statement that there have been 40 accidental drownings in B....
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As wildfires burn coast to coast, a look at what's happening in affected provinces
More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows. Many blazes continued to threaten communities in their path, especially in Ontario where evacuations have displaced approximately 1,800 people. Here's a...
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Airfares jump and hotel prices soar amid World Cup demand spike
Statistics Canada says customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver - the country's host cities for the World Cup. The agency says the cost of traveller accommodation for June rose about 20 per cent ye...
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rumbles off B.C. coast west of Vancouver Island
PORT HARDY - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Vancouver Island. Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened at 11:41 p.m. local time on Sunday 219 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island's northern tip. It struck...
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Wind a critical factor as fire triggers evacuation alert for 8,000 in Kimberley, B.C.
The mayor of Kimberley, B.C., says his town's fate depends on the mercy of the wind after the entire city of more than 8,000 residents near the Alberta boundary was put on evacuation alert due to an out-of-control wildfire. The Matthew Creek fire is a...
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Babcock's in-service contract for Victoria subs extended by 6 years
OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded Babcock Canada a six-year extension of its servicing contract for the Royal Canadian Navy's Victoria-class submarines. The contract is valued at $1.1 billion and includes options to extend in-service support ...
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Remains of dinosaur skull found in B.C. campground belonged to T. rex 'great-uncle'
The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex, say the authors of a new study. University of Alberta and McGill University researche...
Jul 20, 2026
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Penticton RCMP investigate a Saturday assault that happened at an elementary school
VICTORIA - Penticton RCMP say they are investigating a Saturday night assault on the grounds of a local elementary school. Mounties say officers responded just before 11 p.m. to Queen's Park Elementary after receiving a report of an assault. Two people...
Jul 19, 2026
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Fire near Pemberton, B.C. is now being held, but smoke on the way
Environment Canada is telling British Columbians to brace for poor air quality in the coming days, even as wildfire officials have downgraded a fire north of Whistler, B.C. and lifted evacuation alerts elsewhere. The weather agency said in an air-quali...
Jul 19, 2026
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A look at the nearly 1000 active wildfires scorching Canada
Nearly 1,000 active wildfires are burning across Canada, according to the national wildland fire summary, including 35 new blazes reported Sunday. More than 200 fires are deemed out of control. The fires continue to prompt air quality warnings, which ...
Jul 19, 2026
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Regional officials in B.C. warn of fast-moving water and debris from glacial lake
VICTORIA - Regional officials say water from a glacial lake near Pemberton, B.C. has started to flow downstream, threatening nearby properties. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District says the public must stay away from Place Creek, Poole Creek, Gates...
Jul 19, 2026
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Former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Mike Bernier is appointed leader of CentreBC
VICTORIA - A former B.C. cabinet minister is the new leader of CentreBC, an upstart political party that lacks a seat in the legislature but offers itself as a middle-of-the-road alternative to the two major parties in provincial politics. The party a...
Jul 18, 2026
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A look at the hundreds of wildfires burning from coast to coast in Canada
More than 950 wildfires are scorching Canada from coast to coast, the national wildland fire summary says. Roughly 241 blazes are out of control. The fires have prompted Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings from B.C. to Quebec, as well as t...
Jul 18, 2026
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B.C. wildfire tally surges past 100 as lightning transforms fire season in a flash
The wildfire season in British Columbia has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes sending the number of blazes burning in the province past 100. One of those fires is the Signal Hill Wildfire, which on Saturday afternoon was burning about...
Jul 18, 2026
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Opposition brewing as data centre capacity is set to explode across Canada
OTTAWA - Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology. But opposition is also building as residents worry about how the facilities will affect their comm...
Jul 18, 2026
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B.C. nurses: Mediated talks 'productive' but 'too early to know' if deal is possible
PRINCE GEORGE - The union representing 60,000 nurses in British Columbia says four days of mediated talks with the employers have been "productive" but it's "too early to know" if a deal can be reached. BC Nurses' Union president Adriane Gear says in a...
Jul 17, 2026
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Cancer society applauds certification of class-action against e-cigarette maker Juul
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Cancer Society says Canada's federal and provincial governments need to strengthen regulations of vaping products to stem more youth addiction to nicotine, as e-cigarette marketing practices are poised to be put on trial in a n...
Jul 17, 2026
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Eby says he'll tell Carney no deal with U.S. is better than a bad one
B.C. Premier David Eby said would tell Prime Minister Mark Carney that no trade deal with the U.S. is better than a bad one at a first ministers' meeting where he would also push Ottawa for American-style anti-racketeering laws to go after organized cr...
Jul 17, 2026
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