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NANAIMO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to go to Vancouver Island on Monday as his visit to British Columbia continues. Carney is slated to visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and...
Alex Rawnsley Aug 04, 2025
Fire crews worked through Saturday night to battle the growing wildfire on Vancouver Island that has led to the evacuation of nearly 400 properties. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire burning along...
Aug 03, 2025
Wildfire smoke from the Prairies today is forecast to fill the skies from Vancouver Island to Charlottetown with gritty, hazy dust. Environment Canada says the smoke is causing or expected to cause po...
Aug 03, 2025
OTTAWA - A 4.0 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of British Columbia. Earthquakes Canada says the quake struck Sunday around 6:20 a.m. local time. It was recorded at a depth of 15 kilometres,...
Aug 03, 2025
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in after a man was injured during an arrest in Victoria. A statement from the Independent Investigations Office says the Victoria Police D...
Aug 02, 2025
Environment Canada has issued more than a dozen severe thunderstorm watches across British Columbia as the province continues to fight multiple wildfires. Forecasters say conditions are favourable for...
Aug 02, 2025
Homicide investigators in British Columbia say four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old man earlier this year. The province's Integrated Homicide Investigation...
Aug 02, 2025
SQUAMISH - Police say a hiker has died after falling into a waterfall near Squamish, B.C. RCMP in the community north of Vancouver say they received a call Thursday evening about a hiker who had falle...
Aug 01, 2025
VICTORIA - An executive in British Columbia's forestry industry says Canada should stand up to the United States, even after U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs to 35 per cent from 25 per cent ...
Aug 01, 2025
COMOX LAKE - A tragic incident near Comox Lake has claimed the life of a young mother and her infant child west of Courtenay. On Thursday, July 31, at 1:44 p.m., the emergency services were called to ...
Alex Rawnsley Aug 01, 2025