Category Archives: British Columbia
Collision in Langley leaves one dead and closes some lanes of Highway 1 overnight
LANGLEY - One person is dead and another has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on Highway 1 in British Columbia. Sgt. Joe Leeson with Langley RCMP says officers were called around 9:40 p.m....
Sep 07, 2024
B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave ...
Sep 06, 2024
Union 'optimistic' ahead of negotiations to end accessible transit strike in B.C.
The head of the union for striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver says he's cautiously optimistic ahead of Sunday's mediated negotiations with their employer, but members are prepared to...
Sep 06, 2024
BC United to run some candidates to keep party name alive, despite halting campaign
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Official Opposition BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservati...
Sep 06, 2024
Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective, as his government works on a strategy a...
Sep 06, 2024
Propeller falls off BC Ferries vessel, spilling 800 litres of oil
VICTORIA - About 800 litres of light hydraulic oil have spilled into the sea from a BC Ferries vessel after one of its propellers fell off this week. BC Ferries says the type of oil leaked "disperses ...
Sep 06, 2024
B.C. Interior wildfires show increased activity, triggering evacuation alert
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert. The Regional District o...
Sep 06, 2024
Suspect charged with murder, assault over Vancouver stranger attacks
VANCOUVER - A 34-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault over what police called a pair of stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday. Vancouver police ...
Sep 05, 2024
Watchdog calls for B.C. to boost oversight of old-growth forest on Quadra Island
VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forest-practices watchdog says there's a risk that a coastal island won't have enough old-growth trees in the future due to inadequate monitoring of harvestin...
Sep 05, 2024
Union says B.C. transit driver was denied keys, employer calls it an accident
VANCOUVER - The union for striking Metro Vancouver HandyDART transit workers has accused security for their employer of not allowing a driver to pick up bus keys to drive essential service shifts just...
Sep 05, 2024