Category Archives: British Columbia

NDP expected to win B.C. byelections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place
VICTORIA - The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the parties that take second p...
Jun 22, 2023

LeBlanc says plans for new infrastructure funding program on track for the fall
WHISTLER, B.C. - Federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says details on the "next generation" of funding programs are on track to be announced in the fall. Canada's premiers have pushed for m...
Jun 21, 2023

Unifor announces union drive for Amazon workers in Metro Vancouver
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Unifor says it's planning a union drive for Amazon workers in Metro Vancouver. The union announced the drive in a press release Wednesday after an in-person event near an Amazo...
Jun 21, 2023

Plea for video as police say two killers of Sikh temple leader escaped through park
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide investigators in Surrey, B.C., have released descriptions of the killers of a Sikh temple leader, but say they need video to help solve the crime. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti says th...
Jun 21, 2023

Surrey councillor breached conflict rules in police vote: ethics report
SURREY, B.C. - An ethics report has found that a Surrey, B.C., councillor who had family working for the RCMP breached ethics rules when he voted to halt the transition to an independent police force....
Jun 21, 2023

Two dead, two injured in Vancouver Island plane crash
TOFINO, B.C. -Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino. The B.C. Ambulance Service says two others were injured. A spokeswoman for...
Jun 21, 2023

Tackling B.C.'s largest ever wildfire means letting some of it burn, province says
Mark Healey, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says he took a 2 1/2 hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia. "I never s...
Jun 21, 2023

B.C. launches $20M flood mitigation fund for the Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia government says a new $20-million flood mitigation program for the Fraser Valley will help support farmers and food resiliency in prime agricultural areas that ...
Jun 20, 2023

Telus and Aussie EV charger Jolt to build up to 5,000 charging stations across Canada
VANCOUVER - Telus has signed a partnership with an Australian electric vehicle charging company, announcing plans to install up to 5,000 EV charging stations across Canada. The companies expect to beg...
Jun 20, 2023

B.C. evacuation order rescinded but district says wildfire remains 'volatile'
The Peace River Regional District says residents of 14 properties in rural areas north of Fort St. John may return home after being ordered to leave due to a record-breaking wildfire, though the situa...
Jun 19, 2023