Category Archives: British Columbia
Cities, housing groups want B.C. to launch permanent housing roundtable
Standing in a boardroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Shawn Bouchard, vice-president of Quadra Homes in Abbotsford, B.C., said he initially planned to kick off his speech by burning a $20 bill befo...
Sep 29, 2025
Campbell not a 'saviour' but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia's new point-person to improve quality of life for people living in the city's Downtown Eastside doesn't mean he's a "czar...
Sep 29, 2025
Rainfall warning for B.C.'s Howe Sound, parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for parts of British Columbia's south coast as a frontal system pushes through the region. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the North ...
Sep 29, 2025
Planned ignition aims to reduce fuel around wildfire near Peachland, B.C.
Emergency officials in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley say a wildfire that had forced residents out of their homes between Thursday and Saturday showed no growth overnight, though it is still class...
Sep 28, 2025
U.S. outdoor school modifies coastal B.C. camping application following outcry
An American outdoor leadership school says it is removing campsites along the west coast of Vancouver Island from its application to renew and expand its licence to run sea kayaking courses along Brit...
Sep 28, 2025
B.C. funeral homes complain of lack of funding in provincial burial program
British Columbia's government helps to pay families who can't afford funeral costs, but those who offer the services say the funding isn't enough and could mean the demise of rural operators. The prov...
Sep 28, 2025
Bullets strike neighbouring homes in targeted shooting in Chilliwack, B.C.: RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they're investigating a targeted shooting that saw neighbouring homes struck by bullets Friday night. RCMP say the shooting is believed to have been relate...
Sep 27, 2025
Residents of Peachland, B.C., return home, remain on alert due to wildfire
PEACHLAND - All residents of Peachland, B.C., who were forced out of their homes by a wildfire on Thursday have been allowed to return home. A statement from Central Okanagan Emergency Operations on S...
Sep 27, 2025
B.C., Ottawa extend funding agreement for Tsilhqot'in child and family services
The British Columbia and federal governments have extended a funding agreement with the Tsilhqot'in Nation to support its jurisdiction over child and family services. A statement from Indigenous Servi...
Sep 27, 2025
Police in B.C. respond to three separate illegal border crossings in two days
Police said five people have been taken into custody over a two-day period for illegally crossing the Canada-U.S. border in Abbotsford, B.C. The department said in a statement released Friday that off...
Sep 26, 2025