British Columbia

Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert

BELLA COOLA, B.C. - DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in both directions due to a wildfire that has grown to more than 25-square kilometres in size. The BC Wildfire Service says fi...

Jul 22, 2023

Police launch tip line in missing B.C. children's alleged abduction

SURREY, B.C. - Police have launched a dedicated phone line and email account to gather tips for the Amber Alert case involving two missing British Columbia children alleged to have been abducted by th...

Jul 21, 2023

Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend. Environment Canada...

Jul 21, 2023

Uncertainty at B.C. ports continues as possible deal emerges in labour dispute

VANCOUVER - The uncertainty at British Columbia ports persists as a union local for workers says that a tentative agreement has been reached between a union bargaining committee and employers, the lat...

Jul 21, 2023

B.C. firefighter numbers increase to more than 2,500, with 100 Brazilians here today

VICTORIA - British Columbia is expecting the arrival of 100 firefighters from Brazil today, adding to the province's growing international wildfire force. BC Wildfire Service spokesman Cliff Chapman s...

Jul 21, 2023

Parched conditions push B.C.'s wildfire battle south, as rain brings relief in north

VICTORIA - British Columbia's wildfire fight is set to move toward the province's more populated southern areas amid hot and windy weather, while cooler temperatures and rain are expected to bring som...

Jul 20, 2023

Serious crimes unit takes over case of two missing B.C. children named in Amber Alert

SURREY, B.C. - Police have released more information about the woman alleged to have abducted her two children, who are the subject of an Amber Alert. RCMP say Verity Bolton was spotted by closed-circ...

Jul 20, 2023

University of British Columbia announces neuropsychologist as new president

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has named neuropsychologist and Carleton University leader Benoit-Antoine Bacon as its new president and vice-chancellor. The university says Bacon will ...

Jul 20, 2023

B.C. ports in limbo as union removes strike notice despite dispute with employers

VANCOUVER - The union representing about 7,400 port workers in B.C. withdrew plans to resume their strike this weekend as the federal government weighs its options to resolve the labour dispute that h...

Jul 20, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Surrey, B.C., police issue Amber Alert for brother and sister

KELOWNA, B.C. - An Amber Alert has been issued across all of British Columbia for an eight-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother. Surrey RCMP say Aurora Bolton and Joshuah Bolton were last seen in...

Jul 19, 2023