British Columbia

Temperatures over 30 degrees expected in Alberta, most of Saskatchewan

EDMONTON - Heat warnings have been issued throughout Alberta and much of central and northern Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says the two Prairie provinces will experience temperatures of at least 3...

Jul 08, 2024

Environment Canada to provide update on heat wave as temperatures in B.C. remain high

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a heat wave brought in by a "ridge of high pressure" is expected to persist over dozens of regions in B.C. until about mid-week. The weather office issued more than...

Jul 08, 2024

IHIT investigating 'suspicious death' of 45-year-old man in Hope, B.C.

HOPE - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed after a "suspicious death" in Hope. It says Mounties responded to a police report of a dead person on Friday and arri...

Jul 07, 2024

Strike notice by B.C. ship and dock foremen contravenes the Canada Labour Code: CIRB

VANCOUVER - The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has rescinded an industry-wide lockout notice after the Canada Industrial Relations Board found a looming strike by a union representing ship ...

Jul 07, 2024

After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons

FIELD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the B.C.-Alberta boundary. It was par...

Jul 07, 2024

Heat warnings expand in B.C. as heat expected to intensify

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a heat wave covering more than three dozen regions in British Columbia is expected to intensify today. It says elevated temperatures pose a risk to public health, s...

Jul 07, 2024

B.C. port employer requests 'urgent strike intervention' by the CIRB

VANCOUVER - The BC Maritime Employers Association says it is requesting urgent intervention by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock fo...

Jul 06, 2024

B.C. woman faces terrorism charges for travelling to Syria to join ISIS in 2015

VANCOUVER - Mounties in British Columbia say they have charged a 51-year-old woman with two terrorism-related offences after she reportedly travelled to Syria in 2015 to join ISIS. They say Kimberly P...

Jul 06, 2024

‘close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP

MONTREAL - Police in Quebec City say a man suspected of having close ties to the leader of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia has been arrested. City police spokesperson Pierre-Olivier Lvesque says...

Jul 06, 2024

B.C. heat wave may increase wildfire activity but reduce lightning starts: BCWS

VANCOUVER - As sweltering heat sets in over much of British Columbia, the province's wildfire authority is warning that dry conditions will increase the potential for wildfire activity. But the BC Wil...

Jul 06, 2024