British Columbia

'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds

Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.'s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing ...

Nov 22, 2024

Cargo jet removed after sliding off runway at Vancouver airport

RICHMOND - A Boeing 767 cargo jet that went off a runway at Vancouver International Airport has been safely removed. Vancouver International Airport says the north runway will remain closed until furt...

Nov 21, 2024

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

VICTORIA - A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land an...

Nov 21, 2024

B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body worn cameras

The officer in charge of the RCMP detachment in Mission, B.C., says he's grateful that Mounties in his community will be among the first to wear body cameras to record police interactions with the pub...

Nov 21, 2024

Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, B.C., gets approval, but a First Nation is opposed

VICTORIA - An operating permit has been granted for the Cariboo Gold Mine in central British Columbia, a project that's expected to process 1.1 million tonnes of gold-bearing ore a year but is still o...

Nov 21, 2024

Taylor Swift to kick off final three Toronto shows as Eras Tour heads toward finale

TORONTO - Taylor Swift is throwing another party in Toronto as her celebrated Eras Tour heads into its final three nights in the city. The pop superstar will pack the Rogers Centre full of Swifties to...

Nov 21, 2024

BC Hydro says most power outages fixed after bomb cyclone, but new storm looms

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says it has restored power to 90 per cent of customers who lost electricity this week when hurricane-force winds slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast, but forecasters ...

Nov 21, 2024

Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

VANCOUVER - Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 - but only one was eventually det...

Nov 21, 2024

B.C. RCMP say multiple victims injured in single vehicle crash

SAANICH - Mounties on Vancouver Island say they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left "multiple" people injured. Sidney North Saanich RCMP say officers were called to a shopping plaza in ...

Nov 20, 2024

Estate sale Emily Carr painting bought for US$50 nets C$290,000 at Toronto auction

TORONTO - An Emily Carr painting that sold for US$50 at an estate sale has fetched C$290,000 at a Toronto auction. Heffel Fine Art Auction House says "Masset, Q.C.I." sold for $290,000 at its fall sal...

Nov 20, 2024