British Columbia

B.C. pauses electricity connections for crypto mining, citing 'massive' consumption

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is temporarily suspending requests for electricity connections from cryptocurrency mining operations, saying the decision is aimed at preserving the power su...

Dec 21, 2022

No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review

SAANICH, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has cleared police officers who were involved in a wild shootout outside a Saanich, B.C., bank last summer that left twin brothers ...

Dec 21, 2022

Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives

VANCOUVER - Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of winter. Environmen...

Dec 21, 2022

Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos

VANCOUVER - An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. Environment Canada warns tha...

Dec 21, 2022

B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate

VANCOUVER - One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the imp...

Dec 20, 2022

Snowstorm over southern B.C. halts flights at Vancouver airport

VANCOUVER - Most of British Columbia is covered by weather warnings as snow, extreme cold and arctic outflow winds grip the province, with those conditions playing havoc with transportation, especiall...

Dec 20, 2022

Teck to sell closed Quintette mine to Conuma Resources for $120M, plus royalties

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Limited says it has reached a deal to sell its closed Quintette steelmaking coal mine in northeast British Columbia to Conuma Resources Ltd. Teck says Conuma Resources will ...

Dec 19, 2022

RCMP saw potential wolf-human 'conflict,' zoo declared no risk: B.C. escape documents

VANCOUVER - Internal RCMP documents show police sawpotential for human-wolf "conflict" after the animals escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in August, despite the facility announcing...

Dec 19, 2022

Report shows B.C. has honoured pledge to deliver pandemic-postponed surgeries: Dix

VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says the latest report on surgery volumes in the province "demonstrates the strength" of the surgical system. Dix makes the comment as the Health...

Dec 19, 2022

B.C. universities to receive $4.3 million for innovation research funding: minister

VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia universities will receive $4.3 million from a government research and innovation program to help fund projects in the fields of health, technology and natural resourc...

Dec 19, 2022