British Columbia

B.C.'s extended summer breaks more records, but weather office says rain approaches

VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia cities boasted the warmest temperatures in Canada on the weekend as summer-like weather persists across most of the province, but Environment Canada says a change ...

Oct 17, 2022

Surrey Police Board confident police transition continues despite pro-RCMP mayor

VICTORIA - The Surrey Police Board is expressing confidence the city's police transition process from the RCMP to a municipal force will continue despite the election of a pro-Mountie mayor. Mayor-ele...

Oct 16, 2022

Municipal elections across B.C., with major battles in Vancouver, Surrey expected

VANCOUVER - Voters in downtown Vancouver casting ballots Saturday to elect a new mayor and council said housing was the top campaign issue, with public safety and support for vulnerable people also on...

Oct 15, 2022

Firefighters respond to wildfire in West Vancouver near Cypress Falls Park

VANCOUVER - Firefighters in West Vancouver are responding to a what they describe as a wildfire at the top of the Caulfeild neighbourhood on the lower slopes of Cypress Falls Park. West Vancouver Fire...

Oct 14, 2022

B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says the drought is far preferable to other recent weather extremes. "You can always apply more water, but it...

Oct 14, 2022

Cyberbully to be sentenced today in case involving B.C.'s Amanda Todd

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man convicted in the cyberbullying and extortion of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide a decade ago is expected to learn his sentence today. The story of 15-year...

Oct 14, 2022

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers

VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...

Oct 13, 2022

B.C. care aides, lab assistants, health facility cleaners reach new labour deal

VICTORIA - Unions representing care aides, lab assistants and cleaning staff have reached a new labour agreement with health employers in B.C. The B.C. government says in a statement the Facilities Ba...

Oct 13, 2022

Sand bags, tiger dams on standby for possible flooding after drought: B.C. government

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's ready to deploy sand bags and tiger dams in case flooding follows the ongoing drought. Emergency Management BC says when rain falls after long dry ...

Oct 13, 2022

Drought conditions challenging on B.C.'s south coast, but fish protected: BC Hydro

VANCOUVER - A new report from BC Hydro says its power generating system is meeting challenges caused by severe drought in several British Columbia regions, even as levels in some southwestern reservoi...

Oct 13, 2022