British Columbia

Elections BC bans Mark Marissen and municipal party over financing breach

VANCOUVER - Elections BC has banned longtime political organizer Mark Marissen from running in local elections for three years after it deregistered his Progress Vancouver party for breaking campaign ...

Jul 04, 2023

Fierce blaze damages several businesses, forces evacuation in downtown Vernon, B.C.

VERNON, B.C. - A restaurant, boutique, salon and costume shop are among the businesses believed to have been destroyed in an early morning fire in downtown Vernon, B.C. Flames broke out in the commerc...

Jul 04, 2023

Evacuation alerts end for Kelowna, B.C., residents as wildfire under control

KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation alerts and a state of local emergency caused by a wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C., have ended. A statement from the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre s...

Jul 03, 2023

CP NewsAlert: talks stall in B.C. port workers strike, employer says

VANCOUVER - The association representing employers in an ongoing strike at British Columbia ports says it doesn't think more bargaining is going to produce a collective agreement. The BC Maritime Empl...

Jul 03, 2023

Union to provide update on strike by nearly 7,400 port workers across B.C.

VANCOUVER - The union representing thousands of striking British Columbia port workers says it plans to offer an update on negotiations later today. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Can...

Jul 02, 2023

Evacuation alert remains for Kelowna, B.C., residents near Knox Mountain wildfire

KELOWNA - Emergency crews in Kelowna, B.C., say they're still working to contain a wildfire on Knox Mountain that spurred an evacuation of area residents on Canada Day. A statement from the Central Ok...

Jul 02, 2023

Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire

KELOWNA - Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they're assisting with the evacuation of a residential area due to a wildfire on Knox Mountain near Okanagan Lake. Cpl. Judith Bertrand says the cause of the f...

Jul 01, 2023

Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.

VANCOUVER - Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday after negotiations supported by federal mediators failed to produce a deal to keep more than 7,000 employees on the...

Jul 01, 2023

Skin lesions on endangered killer whales are getting worse, study says

VANCOUVER - Southern resident killer whales are increasingly suffering from skin diseases that leave large blotches on their distinctive black-and-white colouration, new research says. The research, p...

Jul 01, 2023

Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say

VANCOUVER - A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say. The BC Maritime Employers Associatio...

Jun 30, 2023