Category Archives: British Columbia
Body of missing B.C. teenager found in Surrey, RCMP say death is suspicious
SURREY - Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a Langley, B.C., teenager whose body was found in the Port Kells area of Surrey. Surrey RCMP say the body of 17-year-old Wenyan Michael Zh...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. hospitals pivot to paper amid CrowdStrike global technology outage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says 50,000 devices at the province's hospitals were impacted by the CrowdStrike global technology outage, forcing hospital staff to pivot to using paper...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. promises expanded gynecological cancer care, new programs in Surrey, Kelowna
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is bringing in new programs to address the growing demand for gynecological cancer surgical care in Kelowna and Surrey. Premier David Eby says the new servi...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. brings in more restrictions to limit spread of chronic wasting in deer, elk
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is taking further steps to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, moose and caribou, including removing urban deer from Cranbrook and Kimberley. A statem...
Jul 19, 2024
Nanaimo woman guilty of graphic slaying & dismembering of former boyfriend
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A woman has been found guilty of the reduced charge of second degree murder and for ...
Jul 19, 2024
'Challenging' wildfire conditions in B.C. as hot and dry weather persists
Over 250 wildfires are burning in British Columbia as much of the province continues to bake under a heat wave that is expected to last into next week. Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service said ...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. Conservatives pitch health-care changes, more private clinics
VANCOUVER - The leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia says as premier his government would pay to send people outside the province for health care and expand private clinics in an effor...
Jul 18, 2024
B.C. tribunal orders woman to pay ex $450 for Coldplay ticket she thought was a gift
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay her former romantic partner $450 for her ticket to attend a Coldplay concert together on what she said she believed was a date. But the pro...
Jul 18, 2024
Federal government announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's environment minister has announced $89 million in federal funding for 10 greenhouse gas emission reduction projects as the government works toward the goal of conservin...
Jul 18, 2024
Wildfire prompts evacuation orders near Spences Bridge, B.C., as hot spell continues
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire. The...
Jul 18, 2024