British Columbia

Telus and Aussie EV charger Jolt to build up to 5,000 charging stations across Canada

VANCOUVER - Telus has signed a partnership with an Australian electric vehicle charging company, announcing plans to install up to 5,000 EV charging stations across Canada. The companies expect to beg...

Jun 20, 2023

B.C. evacuation order rescinded but district says wildfire remains 'volatile'

The Peace River Regional District says residents of 14 properties in rural areas north of Fort St. John may return home after being ordered to leave due to a record-breaking wildfire, though the situa...

Jun 19, 2023

Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks that U.S. officials have blamed o...

Jun 19, 2023

Injured employees had complained of long commutes prior to bus crash: union

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The union representing housekeepers at a pipeline camp who were involved in a bus crash near Prince George, B.C., on Friday says they're awaiting a grievance decision over compla...

Jun 19, 2023

Fentanyl detected in 9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths, B.C. coroner says

VICTORIA - The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year. A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May ...

Jun 19, 2023

No time for 'games': B.C. solicitor general gives deadline for Surrey policing report

VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general accuses the City of Surrey of playing games around its decision to retain the RCMP as its policing agency. Mike Farnworth issued a statement saying he b...

Jun 19, 2023

Temple leader who supported separate Sikh state is shot dead in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - The general secretary of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society in Surrey, British Columbia, confirms the president of the gurdwara was fatally shot in an attack just outside the temple. ...

Jun 19, 2023

Possible snowfall expected on B.C. Interior highways: Environment Canada

KELOWNA, B.C. - After a month of above-normal temperatures across British Columbia, Environment Canada is warning about possible snowfall on the province's southwest Interior highways. The agency issu...

Jun 18, 2023

Evacuation order for B.C.'s West Kiskatinaw wildfire rescinded, alert remains

The Peace River Regional District says the evacuation order for the One Island Lake community in the northeast corner of British Columbiahas been cancelled and residents can return home. But it says a...

Jun 18, 2023

Home and camper on the wish list for Victoria, B.C., couple after $35M lotto win

VANCOUVER - A couple from Victoria, B.C., are $35 million richer after claiming the whopping sum at a B.C. Lottery Corp. celebration in Vancouver. Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay say they plan on buy...

Jun 16, 2023