British Columbia

Recent lightning strikes carpet northeast B.C., as active wildfire count climbs

VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews in northeastern British Columbia are keeping an anxious lookout after a series of weekend lightning storms rolled through the parched region. The BC Wildfire Service is repo...

Jun 26, 2023

Advocates urge B.C. leaders to halt planned evictions at Abbotsford, B.C., tent camp

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Two British Columbia organizations that speak on behalf of vulnerable residents have sent an open letter to B.C.'s housing minister urging him to halt imminent evictions at a tent e...

Jun 26, 2023

Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies in worsening overdose crisis

VANCOUVER - A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight against the illicit drug overdose...

Jun 26, 2023

Sikh protesters in Vancouver decry Nijjar shooting death as foreign interference

SURREY, B.C. - A volunteer at the Metro Vancouver Sikh temple whose president was gunned down a week ago said Hardeep Singh Nijjar knew his life may have been in danger. Gurkeerat Singh said Nijjar ga...

Jun 24, 2023

Byelections today in B.C. ridings previously held by former NDP premier, minister

LANGFORD, B.C. - Voters in two British Columbia constituencies previously represented by a former New Democrat premier and an NDP cabinet minister will cast ballots in separate byelections today. The ...

Jun 24, 2023

Highway 4 on Vancouver Island reopening after wildfire closure

VICTORIA - A key highway that connects communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island is partially reopening Friday afternoon, after being closed for more than two weeks due to a wildfire that sent...

Jun 23, 2023

B.C. warns of summer drought, asks people to conserve water

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is urging people to save water, saying the forecast predicts drought across much of the province this summer. A statement from the Forests Ministry says rece...

Jun 23, 2023

B.C. public schools move away from letter grades from kindergarten to Grade 9

VICTORIA - All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades. A statement from the Education Ministry ...

Jun 23, 2023

Sikh Liberal MPs meet with public safety minister over Surrey, B.C., killing

SURREY, B.C. - Member of Parliament Sukh Dhaliwal says the shooting death of a religious leader in the parking lot of a British Columbia temple has prompted a meeting with Public Safety Minister Marco...

Jun 23, 2023

David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes t...

Jun 22, 2023