Category Archives: British Columbia
Eby tells BC Wildfire Service to act on failures that led to firefighter's death
LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C. Premier David Eby says he wants the BC Wildfire Service to enact reforms after a workplace report identified safety failures that led up to the death of a young wildland firefight...
Aug 14, 2024
Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A bridge over British Columbia's Chilcotin River was closed to traffic Friday after new cracks were discovered along the hillside near a massive landslide that had blocked the ri...
Aug 14, 2024
Both vessels made mistakes in Vancouver harbour before capsize, TSB report says
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says mistakes by both the operators of a cargo ship and a pleasure craft resulted in the smaller boat being overturned in Vancouver's harbour. A report...
Aug 14, 2024
Gold mining company faces multiple legal challenges after Yukon ore slide
WHITEHORSE - The company that owns a Yukon gold mine that was the site of what the nearby First Nation has called an "environmental catastrophe" is facing a litany of legal challenges in Yukon, Ontari...
Aug 14, 2024
Former B.C. Liberal leadership candidate runs for Rustad's Conservatives in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election. Gavin Dew was a candidate in ...
Aug 14, 2024
B.C. report explores inequalities in justice, health, child-welfare systems
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province's justice, health and child-welfare systems. Kasari Govender says her office's latest report is a...
Aug 14, 2024
Thundershowers to bring moisture to fire-weary regions of British Columbia
The BC Wildfire Service says thundershowers are expected to bring some much-needed moisture to areas of the province where hundreds of fires are burning, including a destructive blaze in the Kootenays...
Aug 14, 2024
Five charged after Metro Vancouver drug lab bust: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Metro Vancouver say five men have been charged following an investigation that resulted in the dismantling of a large and sophisticated synthetic drug lab. RCMP say they beg...
Aug 14, 2024
Eight hospitalized, three dozen displaced after Vancouver apartment fire
VANCOUVER - Officials with the City of Vancouver say eight people have been taken to hospital after a fire at an apartment building in the Kitsilano neighbourhood. A statement from the city says the f...
Aug 14, 2024
Trade minister criticizes higher U.S. softwood lumber duties as unfair, unwarranted
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mar...
Aug 14, 2024