British Columbia

Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight

RICHMOND, B.C. - Mounties at Vancouver International Airport are investigating a threat made to a passenger aboard a flight from Edmonton. The RCMP says officers from its YVR detachment responded to a...

Dec 31, 2022

Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital

VICTORIA - Health authorities in British Columbia say two workers were injured this morning when a pipe carrying steam ruptured at Victoria General Hospital. Island Health says in a statement that the...

Dec 30, 2022

Noah arcs back to top of B.C. baby name list for first time since 2007, usurps Olivia

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says Noah is poised to be the most popular baby name in the province this year, replacing longtime favourite Olivia, which topped the list last year. Prel...

Dec 30, 2022

Avalanche Canada extends warning into Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national parks

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A special avalanche warning is in place until Monday throughout most of the Columbia Mountains in British Columbia as well as the Northern Rockies in B.C. and Alberta. The warning, ...

Dec 30, 2022

Tiny Protection Island, off Nanaimo, B.C., wary as large cougar moves in

NANAIMO, B.C. - A large cougar is prowling a tiny but densely populated island just off Nanaimo, B.C., and officials with the Environment Ministry say conservation officers are keeping a close eye on ...

Dec 30, 2022

Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - Delta Police say a youth from Surrey has been arrested after an early morning shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C., and will be facing several firearms charges. They say officers responded ...

Dec 30, 2022

No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that was travelling along tracks east of Kamloops, B.C. The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m. The truck burst into f...

Dec 30, 2022

Throw out 'misconceptions' and buckle up on buses, RCMP officer says after B.C. crash

KELOWNA, B.C. - An RCMP officer who interviewed survivors of the deadly Christmas Eve bus crash near Merritt, B.C., says it's time for passengers to throw out their false sense of security on buses an...

Dec 30, 2022

Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he's not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year. Instead he said he plans to make the most ...

Dec 30, 2022

'It's going to change the Bugaboos forever': large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire

INVERMERE, B.C. - Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds. He then snapped photos of a hug...

Dec 30, 2022