British Columbia

Frigid conditions should lift in B.C., but incoming system to bring heavy snow

VANCOUVER - Extreme cold, Arctic outflow or snowfall warnings cover most of northern and central British Columbia as an icy and powerful storm sweeps over the province. Environment Canada says the acc...

Feb 24, 2023

Lack of funds force April closure of Quest University in Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A private university based in Squamish, B.C., is shutting down at the end of April. A statement on the Quest University website says the suspension of academic programming will allow ...

Feb 24, 2023

Hootsuite to ditch free plan, begin charging users for social media tool

VANCOUVER - Hootsuite says it will eliminate the free tier of its social media management tool next month. The Vancouver-based technology company says the tool, which allows users to browse, manage an...

Feb 24, 2023

Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of Abbotsford says the British Columbia farming community has come a long way since devastating flooding in 2021 - but still has far to go with long-term recovery and repa...

Feb 23, 2023

Survey by seniors advocate says home support satisfaction declined in past five years

VICTORIA - A survey by British Columbia's seniors advocate of people who receive home support has found a decline in satisfaction with the services over the past five years. Isobel Mackenzie's "We Mus...

Feb 23, 2023

Nurse practitioners in B.C. can now assess crisis patients for involuntary admissions

VICTORIA - Nurse practitioners in British Columbia now have expanded authority to assess people in crisis for involuntary admission to a treatment facility under the Mental Health Act. The New Democra...

Feb 23, 2023

Federal protection proposed for critically at-risk spotted owls in B.C., groups say

VANCOUVER - Two environmental groups and a British Columbia First Nation say the federal government is recommending an order to protect the critically at-risk northern spotted owl. Just three of the t...

Feb 23, 2023

B.C. study links killer whale decline to lack of energy-rich fatty salmon

VANCOUVER - Researchers say British Columbia's southern resident killer whales are not only threatened by the decline of the overall salmon population but also the reduction in high-quality fatty salm...

Feb 23, 2023

Federal minister to announce recovery funding after B.C.'s 2021 flood: government

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada's emergency preparedness minister is returning to the epicentre of flooding that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Valley in November 2021. Bill Blair, along with B.C. Min...

Feb 23, 2023

Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health

VICTORIA - Melanie Mark, a former New Democrat cabinet minister, wiped away tears Wednesday as she gave what was likely her final speech in the British Columbia legislature. She held an eagle feather ...

Feb 22, 2023