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BURNABY, B.C. - Bitterly cold temperatures in southern British Columbia have prompted a "dramatic increase" in the number of hummingbird admissions to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC. The associ...
Jan 16, 2024
VANCOUVER - BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to be ready to sail by 2027. The ferry corporation says in a statement that the contract has gone to Netherlands...
Jan 16, 2024
City Council spent 5 hours last night studying the future of waterfront attractions. Council recommended moving forward on the Quay-to-quay path project, which is half-completed and needing the final ...
David Wiwchar Jan 16, 2024
Port Alberni fire crews have been called out multiple times during the past few days to commercial alarms. Deputy Fire Chief Travis Cross the cold temperatures have caused some underground sprinkler s...
David Wiwchar Jan 16, 2024
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a snowstorm is expected to hit Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria and beyond, bringing up to 20 centimetres of accumulation and possible freezing rain to southern Br...
Jan 16, 2024
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says its copper production for 2023 fell short of its guidance for the year, while its zinc production also came in slightly below its expectations. The Vancouver-based...
Jan 16, 2024
More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a combination of a busy wildfire season, extreme drought and generally warmer and drier conditions through December. F...
Jan 16, 2024
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the often difficult issue of pet custody for families going through break ups could be easier to decide with family law changes that took...
Jan 15, 2024
SURREY, B.C. - Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, said Monday it had entered creditor protection, secured a tentative sale of the company and that fou...
Jan 15, 2024
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is extending eligibility for free vaccines against the human papillomavirus to men born in 2005. The province says it will send out notices on Tuesday from its "Get Vaccin...
Jan 15, 2024