Category Archives: British Columbia
Bird photographer's stunning image — an orca in flight off Vancouver's Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - A B.C. wildlife photographer looking for birds off the shores of Vancouver's Stanley Park has instead captured an unforgettable image of a different animal in flight - an orca leaping from...
Feb 15, 2023
NORAD running defence exercises off B.C. & Washington coast
NANAIMO - Especially lucky keen eyed sky observers along the Pacific coast may see a few extra things on Wednesday.NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, have announced they are conducti...
Feb 15, 2023
Search and rescue team from Burnaby arrives home after aiding Turkish relief efforts
VANCOUVER - A volunteer search and rescue team that self-deployed to Turkey's earthquake zone has returned to Vancouver to a hero's welcome after spending days combing through the rubble as part of th...
Feb 14, 2023
West Fraser Timber reports loss in Q4 as interest rates weigh on U.S. construction
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it saw losses of US$94 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down more than 128 per cent from earnings of US$334 million during the same quarter a year ea...
Feb 14, 2023
B.C. Premier Eby and federal ministers discuss bilateral health agreements
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby and two federal ministers held talks today focusing on reaching bilateral agreements on health-care issues in British Columbia. The talks come after Canada's premiers agre...
Feb 14, 2023
Show baby's breath no love this Valentine's Day, invasive species group warns
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit organization fighting invasive species is reminding people on Valentine's Day to spread the love, not the baby's breath. The Invasive Species Council of B.C. ...
Feb 14, 2023
Pandemic benefits pushed down B.C.'s child poverty rate in 2020: advocacy group
VANCOUVER - An advocacy group says child poverty decreased in British Columbia in 2020 due to government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but any progress may be wiped out by th...
Feb 14, 2023
Latest British Columbia avalanche claims two backcountry skiers
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Two backcountry skiers are dead after being caught in an avalanche in south central British Columbia. A report from Avalanche Canada says the skiers were on a slope called Potato Pe...
Feb 14, 2023
Early results of search for possible graves at Vancouver Island school to be released
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A First Nation on Vancouver Island says it is ready to release the results of its preliminary investigation into possible unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential sc...
Feb 14, 2023
Totem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony
VICTORIA - A totem pole taken from an Indigenous village on British Columbia's Central Coast more than 100 years ago is on its way home after a repatriation ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, where it...
Feb 13, 2023