British Columbia

Evacuation alert remains for Kelowna, B.C., residents near Knox Mountain wildfire

KELOWNA - Emergency crews in Kelowna, B.C., say they're still working to contain a wildfire on Knox Mountain that spurred an evacuation of area residents on Canada Day. A statement from the Central Ok...

Jul 02, 2023

Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire

KELOWNA - Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they're assisting with the evacuation of a residential area due to a wildfire on Knox Mountain near Okanagan Lake. Cpl. Judith Bertrand says the cause of the f...

Jul 01, 2023

Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.

VANCOUVER - Port workers across British Columbia formally went on strike on Saturday after negotiations supported by federal mediators failed to produce a deal to keep more than 7,000 employees on the...

Jul 01, 2023

Skin lesions on endangered killer whales are getting worse, study says

VANCOUVER - Southern resident killer whales are increasingly suffering from skin diseases that leave large blotches on their distinctive black-and-white colouration, new research says. The research, p...

Jul 01, 2023

Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say

VANCOUVER - A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say. The BC Maritime Employers Associatio...

Jun 30, 2023

Union for SkyTrain workers reaches tentative five-year deal with BC Rapid Transit

BURNABY, B.C. - The union for more than 1,000 employees of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain service says it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the BC Rapid Transit Co. CUPE 7000 says the new deal w...

Jun 30, 2023

RCMP says Lytton wildfire probe still active, two years after village's destruction

LYTTON, B.C. - Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton, B.C., two years ago remains "active and ongoing." Staff Sgt. Kris Clark of the B...

Jun 30, 2023

New Chinese Canadian Museum opens its doors in historic Vancouver Chinatown building

VANCOUVER - When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn't just effectively halt Chinese immigration to Canada - it extinguished the family lines of thousands of labourers already ...

Jun 30, 2023

B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report

VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forests watchdog is calling for the provincial government to make critical changes to how it manages forests to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 30, 2023

Teenage hiker Esther Wang is found safe after two days lost in B.C. park

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Rescuers say a teenage girl who was missing for more than two days in a Metro Vancouver provincial park has been found alive. Team manager Ryan Smith with Ridge Meadows Search and ...

Jun 30, 2023