Category Archives: British Columbia

Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative
HALIFAX - The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah...
Jul 23, 2024

Advocate warns of impending 'crisis' in B.C. child welfare staffing
VICTORIA - The representative for children in British Columbia says the provincial child welfare system is either in a state of crisis or close to it with understaffing and unmanageable workloads. A r...
Jul 23, 2024

Bodies of two women found near beaches along Vancouver's English Bay: police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they are investigating the discovery of the bodies of two women found near beaches along the city's English Bay within two days. A statement from Sergeant Steve Add...
Jul 23, 2024

Legal tech firm Clio smashes Canadian software financing record with US$900M raise
BURNABY, B.C. - Clio has raised a US$900-million round of funding that the legal tech firm says is the largest software raise in Canadian tech history. The Burnaby, B.C.-based company says the Series ...
Jul 23, 2024

High winds, large hailstones and high temperatures challenge B.C. wildfire crews
The B.C. Wildfire Service says a significant change in the weather could ramp-up fire activity, as Environment Canada warns of severe thunderstorms in several parts of the province following weeks of ...
Jul 23, 2024

Canfor Corp. CEO Don Kayne to step down at the end of 2024
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says its president and CEO is retiring at the end of the year. The Vancouver-based company says Don Kayne has held the role since 2011, and has been with the company for 46 ye...
Jul 22, 2024

K'omoks First Nation signs draft treaty with B.C., federal governments
COURTENAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Officials with the K'omoks First Nation and the B.C. and federal governments have signed a draft treaty in a step toward the nation's self-governance. K'omoks Chief Ken P...
Jul 22, 2024

Gaza protesters at University of Victoria clearing encampment after trespass notice
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says pro-Palestinian protesters are dismantling an encampment after almost three months at the campus. The school had issued a trespass notice over the weekend, s...
Jul 22, 2024

Stall and crash in plane in B.C. renews safety board call to Transport Canada
RICHMOND, B.C. - A crash of an Air Nootka De Havilland plane on Vancouver Island last year has reopened a debate between the Transportation Safety Board and the federal government over stall warning s...
Jul 22, 2024

Residents back home after evacuations in Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A fast-moving wildfire on the edge of the City of Williams Lake in British Columbia's central Interior triggered evacuations as water bombers swooped low over...
Jul 22, 2024