Category Archives: British Columbia

Comox Valley man fined for illegal work on fish-bearing Trent River
COURTENAY - A significant fine applies to a man convicted of harming vital fish habitat on his property south of Courtenay. A Tuesday, June 10 Fisheries and Oceans Canada news release stated David Tin...
Jun 10, 2025

U.S. man sentenced for child luring in case involving Saanich, B.C., girl
SAANICH - An American man has been sentenced to 40 years in a U.S. prison for grooming children in a case that began when the parents of a 12-year-old girl from Saanich, B.C., went to police. The Saan...
Jun 10, 2025

Six-foot boa constrictor goes missing from beach in Tofino, B.C.
VICTORIA - A boa constrictor said to be six feet long remains on the loose after slithering away at Tofino's Chesterman Beach on Vancouver Island's West Coast. James Rogers, co-founder of the Coastal ...
Jun 10, 2025

CP NewsAlert: BC Ferries picks Chinese shipyard to build four new boats
BC Ferries has chosen a Chinese shipyard to build four new ferries for its passenger fleet, with the first arriving by 2029. CEO Nicolas Jimenez says BC Ferries won't release the cost of the contract ...
Jun 10, 2025

Mountie charged with driving offences after B.C. crash
VICTORIA - An RCMP officer faces two charges under the Motor Vehicle Act after a crash in southeastern B.C. last Canada Day that left three people injured. The BC Prosecution Service announced that Co...
Jun 10, 2025

Warmer than normal summer predicted across Canada, uncertain precipitation levels
Canada is expected to see a warmer-than-usual summer with uncertain precipitation levels in most provinces, based on Environment and Climate Change Canada's summer forecast. Jennifer Smith, a warning ...
Jun 10, 2025

B.C.'s search for savings in health administration expands to regional health bodies
VICTORIA - A review of British Columbia's health-care system to cut unnecessary costs is expanding to its five regional health authorities. B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says government is search...
Jun 10, 2025

12 more temperature records broken in B.C. as hot weather persists
Another dozen temperature records have fallen in British Columbia thanks to the ongoing spell of warm weather brought to the province by a ridge of high pressure. Monday was also the third day in a ro...
Jun 10, 2025

B.C.'s biggest major wildfire doubles in size, but nearby highway reopens to traffic
The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the largest of the province's major fires in the northeast has more than doubled in size in the past 24 hours. The Pocket Knife Creek blaze, which is the resu...
Jun 10, 2025

'When our mates need help, Australia is there'; Canada gets help fighting wildfires
As wildfires continue to burn from northwest Ontario to British Columbia, Canada is getting help from near and far, and very far. Southern Highlands - New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia s...
Jun 10, 2025