British Columbia

Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada

LYTTON - This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton and the community is again under threat. A fire is burning out of control ...

Jul 02, 2025

Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say there were no injuries after a TransLink Bus attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle and instead crashed into a traffic pole in Surrey, B.C. They say of...

Jul 01, 2025

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C. It has also issued an evac...

Jul 01, 2025

B.C. reports offer 'road map' for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains

A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under resourced process of repatriating Indigenous historical items or remains back to their homes. The studies, deve...

Jul 01, 2025

27,000 chickens killed in British Columbia fire that destroyed two barns

TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A fire at a farm in the Township of Langley, B.C., has destroyed two large barns, killing thousands of chickens. Deputy Fire Chief Cory Parker with the Township...

Jun 30, 2025

B.C. First Nation issues evacuation order as wildfire burns nearby

CHASE - The Village of Chase in British Columbia's Interior has activated its emergency operations centre as a wildfire burns in the area. The village says in a statement that the nearby Neskonlith In...

Jun 30, 2025

Orcas sharing prey with humans may be trying to learn 'who we are,' researcher says

Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues...

Jun 30, 2025

B.C. launches working group to address safety in supportive housing

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government is forming a working group to tackle a number of safety issues in supportive housing, including concerns of drug trafficking, weapons and second-hand exposure...

Jun 30, 2025

B.C. government gets report looking into safety at events after Lapu Lapu attack

VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says the government has received a report from a retired judge on ways to improve safety and security at events after 11 people were killed and many more...

Jun 30, 2025

Liquefied natural gas being loaded on Asia-bound tanker docked in Kitimat, B.C.

A tanker that is set to carry Canada's first cargoes of liquefied natural gas across the Pacific to Asian markets is docked at LNG Canada's berth in Kitimat, B.C. A spokesperson for the project says t...

Jun 30, 2025