Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. officials warn of more widespread rain on the way after floods, highway closure
VICTORIA - British Columbia is preparing for another widespread deluge of rain after flooding through the province's Fraser Valley temporarily shutdown a portion of Highway 1 last week. Emergency Mana...
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Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie 'removed' as leader
OneBC, the party formed after a split with the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors. The party's only other elected member sitting...
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Rain warnings as wet weather hits B.C.'s flood-soaked Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Rainfall warnings have gone up across British Columbia's flood-drenched Fraser Valley as another wave of soaking weather hits the region. Environment Canada says the valley, including Abb...
13h ago
Alberta-Ottawa agreement on methane targets stokes dismay for some, relief for others
CALGARY - The prospect of building a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast has garnered most of the attention since Ottawa and Alberta announced their sweeping energy accord late last month, but anot...
14h ago
Many evacuation orders, alerts lifted as floodwaters recede in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford, B.C., resident Teresa Vogel showed up Saturday at Delair Park, where her son plays baseball, to see the damage from floodwaters for herself after heavy rain flooded parts of t...
Dec 13, 2025
Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears abou...
Dec 12, 2025
B.C. guidance on youth involuntary care criticized by two independent officers
VICTORIA - Two independent provincial officers in British Columbia have separately criticized a recent decision to release guidelines aimed at increasing involuntary care among youth. B.C. Human Right...
Dec 12, 2025
Head-on semi-truck crash on Highway 1 kills one in B.C., east of Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE - Mounties in Revelstoke say one person has been killed in a head-on crash involving two semi-trucks on the Trans-Canada Highway in the British Columbia Interior. Police say the crash happe...
Dec 12, 2025
B.C. rescuers remove rope wrapped around sea lion's neck after weeks-long effort
VANCOUVER - Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia say a weeks-long operation has successfully freed a sea lion from a rope wrapped around its neck that was causing "rapidly worsening injuries." T...
Dec 12, 2025
BC Prosecution Service says no charges against Nakusp Mountie involved in fatal crash
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Prosecution Service says a Nakusp Mountie who was involved in a fatal crash in November 2024 will not face charges. In a news release, it says the officer activated polic...
Dec 12, 2025