Category Archives: British Columbia
Glassy water contributed to fatal 2024 B.C. seaplane crash, investigators say
PORT HARDY - Canada's Transportation Safety Board is urging seaplane pilots to be aware of risks when landing on calm and glassy water after a crash in British Columbia two years ago that killed one p...
Jun 18, 2026
RCMP arrest three youth after fire destroys historic railcar on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - Police on Vancouver Island say they have arrested three young people in connection with a fire that destroyed a historic railcar. RCMP in Port Alberni say they made the arrests after a witn...
Jun 18, 2026
Five people ordered banished from northwest B.C. First Nation territory
ATLIN - A First Nation in northwestern British Columbia has banished five people from its territory for three years. The Taku River Tlingit First Nation says in a statement on Facebook that its counci...
Jun 18, 2026
Bell, Cohere sign deal to operate models using Bell AI Fabric infrastructure
Bell Canada has signed an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal with Cohere that will see the AI firm operate its large language models through Bell AI Fabric, with support from two other compan...
Jun 18, 2026
B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams
The B.C. government has launched an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort to increase the power supply by another seven per cent. Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced the improvements on...
Jun 17, 2026
Conservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes law
OTTAWA - Canada will take a harder stance on intimate partner violence after a Conservative MP's private member's bill became law Wednesday. The Criminal Code will soon be updated to allow the killer ...
Jun 17, 2026
'Electrical non-compliances' found at B.C. waterpark where kids were burned
CULTUS LAKE - The agency that oversees safety at B.C. amusement parks says investigators have found "electrical non compliances" at Cultus Lake Waterpark where a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered el...
Jun 17, 2026
Vast majority of British Columbians support local water restrictions, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll released Wednesday suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions. Leger surveyed 1,512 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, including 206 residents of B...
Jun 17, 2026
Retail and online sales of non-prescription hearing aids now allowed in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. has turned up access to hearing aids. The provincial government says in a statement that adults with mild to moderate hearing loss can now buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a p...
Jun 17, 2026
West Kelowna's 'deep understanding' of fire gets credit in B.C.'s first test of year
KAMLOOPS - West Kelowna fire chief Jason Broland says that for better or worse, residents and emergency responders of the community in British Columbia's Okanagan region now have a "deep understanding...
Jun 17, 2026