British Columbia

Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children

VICTORIA - Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony today at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home. The orang...

Sep 25, 2023

B.C. premier in Ottawa to discuss wildfires, infrastructure, clean energy

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby and six of his cabinet ministers are in Ottawa for two days to meet with federal policymakers on issues including housing, wildfires, and floods. Eby's of...

Sep 25, 2023

Container shipments drop 14% at Port of Vancouver as consumer demand falls

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says container shipments are falling, as consumer demand weakens amid a sputtering economy. The authority says container shipment volume at the Port of ...

Sep 25, 2023

Canfor's Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says a Swedish company in which it owns a 70 per cent stake has signed a deal to buy a sawmill for $6 million. The Vancouver-based forestry company says Vida AB will acquire t...

Sep 25, 2023

Friend, community members remember 'humble,' 'genuine' Mountie killed in shooting

LANGLEY, B.C. - Brittni Drummond's three-year old daughter, Rikki, doesn't understand why her "police officer buddy" has been showing up on television in the last few days. Rikki's friend was Ridge Me...

Sep 24, 2023

B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts

Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what...

Sep 24, 2023

B.C. frog relocation project aims to better understand conservation practice

VANCOUVER - Almost every day this summer, University of British Columbia master's student Megan Winand waded through wetlands with an antenna, following the beeping sounds to find Columbia spotted fro...

Sep 23, 2023

Ibrahim Ali murder trial: Expert defends opinion dead girl was sexually assaulted

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali at his B.C. murder trial has highlighted part of an expert witness's report saying there's "considerable overlap" between the type of injuries that can occur in co...

Sep 22, 2023

B.C. premier suspects Ottawa holding on to information about foreign interference

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he "strongly" suspects that the federal government is holding back information that could help the province protect its residents with connections t...

Sep 22, 2023

Millions added to B.C. funding for rural, volunteer and First Nations firefighters

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is providing more money to rural, First Nations and volunteer fire departments across the province. A statement from the Office of the Premier says the mone...

Sep 22, 2023