British Columbia

Nanaimo mall owner offers $6 million for three Hudson's Bay leases: court documents

New court documents show the B.C. mall owner hoping to buy dozens of Hudson's Bay leases has offered $6 million to take over three of the properties the department store used in malls she owns. The fi...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 17, 2025

Premier Eby says deal to hire Chinese shipyard not "preferred" but will not interfere

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he shares the concerns of union leaders who have criticized BC Ferries' decision to build four large ferries in China. But Eby says he will not interfere with th...

Jun 17, 2025

Eby to ask prime minister to declare India's Bishnoi gang a terrorist group

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will ask Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang be declared a terrorist organization in Canada. Police have said members of the...

Jun 17, 2025

Wildfire in B.C. central Interior triggers evacuation alert, fire crews on scene

Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in British Columbia's central Interior. The Martin Lake fire was discovered Sunda...

Jun 17, 2025

128-year-old shipwreck on Vancouver Island charred by fire

A shipwreck that has been part of Vancouver Island's history for more than a century is a charred skeleton after a fire earlier this month. Photographer Geoff Johnson said he went to look after hearin...

Jun 17, 2025

Saskatchewan premier pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports

CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remark...

Jun 16, 2025

Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation. The bear was ...

Jun 16, 2025

B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail

VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad is accusing a group of legislators who split from the party of blackmailing its members and staff in a bid to take over and divide the Oppos...

Jun 16, 2025

Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake

WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park. They say BC Emergency Health Se...

Jun 16, 2025

Weekend rain, cooler conditions allow crews to make progress on B.C. wildfires

Firefighters are marking success in opposite corners of British Columbia after favourable weather this weekend allowed crews to rein in two prominent fires that have triggered evacuation orders and al...

Jun 16, 2025