British Columbia

City of Penticton lifts evacuation order for homes threatened by precarious rock

PENTICTON, B.C. - The City of Penticton, B.C., says it's lifting an evacuation order for 25 homes in a mobile home park that were threatened by a potential rock slide. The city says a retaining wall h...

Nov 23, 2023

B.C. energy minister's dropped memo ends up in hands of Opposition BC United

VICTORIA - A British Columbia cabinet minister says a memo she mistakenly dropped contained notes she sent for herself about a "big and shiny" affordability measure for the next budget, but the paper ...

Nov 23, 2023

Mayor says release of child sex offender Brian Abrosimo in Surrey is 'outrageous'

SURREY, B.C. - Surrey's mayor says it's "outrageous" that a sex offender who abducted and assaulted an 11-year-old girl in 2004 has been released in the city, which she says has more children per capi...

Nov 23, 2023

B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture claims 10 properties owned by alleged drug dealer

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says 10 properties in Prince George should be forfeited for their alleged use in a years-long drug trafficking operation. The province's Director of Civil Forfeiture say...

Nov 23, 2023

Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars from feds to grow transit

VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from the federal government in order to improve transit. Port Coquitlam M...

Nov 23, 2023

Gunfire, armed soldiers in Vancouver this weekend, but all just a test, says military

VANCOUVER - It might look frightening, but Vancouver residents are being advised not to be concerned if they hear what sounds like gunfire or see armed military members around a now-closed brewery on ...

Nov 23, 2023

Efforts underway to stabilize slope threatening two dozen Penticton homes.

PENTICTON, B.C. - Residents of a mobile home park in Penticton, B.C., must wait another day to learn when they might be allowed to return to their homes. Twenty-five units in the Pleasant Valley Mobil...

Nov 23, 2023

RCMP helicopter rescues man after truck stuck in snow west of Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - A man whose truck got stuck in the snow west of Kelowna, B.C., needed to be rescued by an RCMP helicopter. Rescuers say the man was unharmed but the situation could have ended much wor...

Nov 22, 2023

Canadian astronaut Kutryk bound for space station, colleague to back up moon flight

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada's newest astronauts were given marching orders Wednesday, with one bound for a sojourn on the International Space Station while the other will serve as backup on a highly anti...

Nov 22, 2023

B.C's speculation tax on homes expands by 13 new municipalities

VICTORIA - One of British Columbia's first measures to combat the housing crisis is being expanded to include 13 more communities. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the New Democrat government's sp...

Nov 22, 2023