British Columbia

B.C. Public Safety Minister says program funding targets repeat violent offenders

SURREY - British Columbia's public safety minister says the provincial government is adding another $6 million to a policing initiative targeting repeat violent offenders. Gary Begg says the money for...

Jun 20, 2025

Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control

A recent soaking of rain in northeastern British Columbia has helped to remove the one remaining fire out of the so-called wildfire of note category, although the Summit Lake blaze is still labelled a...

Jun 20, 2025

B.C. mall owner's push to buy 25 Hudson's Bay leases faces landlord opposition: docs

TORONTO - New court documents show that the landlords of former Hudson's Bay properties overwhelmingly oppose the department store's sale of leases to a B.C. entrepreneur. The documents filed by a cou...

Jun 19, 2025

B.C. coroner won't call inquest into death of woman, hit by police anti-riot rounds

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria polic...

Jun 19, 2025

Man seen 'speeding toward' dolphins in B.C. waters fined $5,000

PORT HARDY - A man seen speeding on a Jet Ski towards a pod of Pacific white sided dolphins has been fined $5,000 and has been banned from posting anything related to marine mammals on social media. T...

Jun 19, 2025

B.C. Forest Practices Board says forestry changes could reduce wildfire risk

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found "outdated rules and unclear responsibility" are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool....

Jun 19, 2025

CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses

CALGARY - Oilpatch companies are big spenders on Indigenous-affiliated businesses, according to a survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers released Thursday. Data science...

Jun 19, 2025

Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. are downgraded, leaving just one fire of note

Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note. They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in nort...

Jun 19, 2025

B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad's claim of MLA blackmailers

VICTORIA - The chair of British Columbia's NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation into allegations that former members of the Opposition tried to blackmail ex-colleagues. The l...

Jun 19, 2025

Victoria council to receive report tackling declining social order in B.C.'s capital

VICTORIA - A plan with 95 recommendations to address what it calls a "declining social order" in Victoria will appear before councillors today for endorsement and additional financial analysis. Victor...

Jun 19, 2025