Category Archives: British Columbia
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER - The co-founder of a Vancouver "compassion club" that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine so it could be tested and sold to save lives said he wanted to stop the dangerous street dru...
Nov 24, 2025
Firefighters safely pull B.C. snorkeller from water after being carried downstream
NORTH VANCOUVER - District of North Vancouver firefighters were able to pull a snorkeller who got into trouble over the weekend to safety. Spokesman Ryan Schaap says in an email the person was snorkel...
Nov 23, 2025
Teams work through the night in search of bear after B.C. attack
Teams of British Columbia conservation officers rotated throughout the night to search for a grizzly bear responsible for attacking an elementary school group. An update from B.C. Conservation Officer...
Nov 23, 2025
Worker dies at copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE - Taseko Mines Limited says a worker has died after an accident at its copper mine northeast of Williams Lake, B.C. A statement from the mining company says the accident occurred in an a...
Nov 22, 2025
Another Canadian arrested linked to Ryan Wedding case
The FBI say a Vancouver man is the latest to be arrested in connection to his alleged role in Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding's intercontinental drug smuggling ring. An updat...
Nov 22, 2025
New legislation could expand First Nations status — here's what you need to know
OTTAWA - Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, but it's not clear yet if those changes will pass the House of...
Nov 22, 2025
Officers believe sow with cubs was involved in B.C. bear attack on students, teachers
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they believe a mother bear with two cubs was likely involved in an attack on a group of elementary school students and their teachers Thursday, and they c...
Nov 22, 2025
Cargo unloaded from sinking barge off B.C. coast as planning starts for move south
BELLA BELLA - The local First Nation in the vicinity of a sinking barge off the central British Columbia coast says some cargo containers have been moved off the damaged vessel. The Heiltsuk First Nat...
Nov 21, 2025
Grizzly attack on B.C. elementary class is latest in series of encounters
A grizzly bear attack on a group of elementary school students in Bella Coola, B.C., on Thursday is the latest in a number of recent encounters with the animals in British Columbia this year. Several ...
Nov 21, 2025
'Life and death': Chief tells of trauma and bravery in grizzly attack on B.C. pupils
What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff of a school in Bella Coola, B.C., became a scene of trauma and heroism when a grizzly bear attack badly injured four people,...
Nov 21, 2025