Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government says dissolving Vancouver park board will require referendum
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is moving to pass legislation to require a referendum on the future of Vancouver's park board, which Mayor Ken Sim has vowed to dissolve to give power over p...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. police seize $1M in assets related to alleged drug-trafficking operation
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a six-month investigation into a suspected illicit drug trafficking ring they describe as large and "sophisticated" has led to four arrests and the seizure of m...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. drafts former federal minister Sajjan as Ottawa fires up military spending
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has recruited former national defence minister Harjit Sajjan to help the province secure some of the billions the federal government will spend to boost its ...
Oct 09, 2025
A look at the first 27 items from Hudson's Bay to hit the auction block
Heffel Fine Art Auction House has revealed the first 27 items from Hudson's Bay's art and artifacts collection that will be put up for sale next month. Here's what will hit the auction block. "Trackin...
Oct 09, 2025
Main road access for Bamfield, B.C., closed by Vancouver Island wildfire to reopen
PORT ALBERNI - After being closed for months, the main road to the Vancouver Island resort community of Bamfield and the nearby First Nations is expected to reopen in two weeks. The Ministry of Transp...
Oct 09, 2025
Man charged in hit-and-run in Prince George, B.C., that killed fundraising cyclist
PRINCE GEORGE - Charges have been laid against a man in relation to a hit-and-run in Prince George, B.C., that killed one cyclist and injured another who had been training for a local police and cance...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. strike escalates to include about 26,000 public service workers, professionals
Two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers escalated their weeks-long job action on Thursday to include about 26,000 staff across more than 20 ministries and pro...
Oct 09, 2025
Local state of emergency declared over risk of dam in B.C. Interior bursting
KAMLOOPS - A regional district in the British Columbia Interior has declared a state of local emergency as an illegal dam threatens to burst. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has already issued a...
Oct 08, 2025
B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated
VICTORIA - A British Columbia private member's bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provided care for transgender children has been voted down in the l...
Oct 08, 2025
British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law in Canada to recover health care costs from companies that use "deceptive practices" to sell vaping products. Attorn...
Oct 08, 2025