British Columbia

Wolf missing from Vancouver zoo found safe, returned to pack

ALDERGROVE, B.C. - A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack. The Greater Vancouver Zoo says in a statement the discovery of the one-year-old female canin...

Aug 19, 2022

B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after 'Celebrate CO2' tweet

VICTORIA - The Opposition B.C. Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. Party leader Kevin ...

Aug 18, 2022

'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers

VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling a "weak spot" in the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published in the peer-reviewed scientific j...

Aug 18, 2022

All evacuation orders rescinded for Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton, B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C. - Local authorities in British Columbia's Okanagan region say all evacuation orders around the so-called Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton have been rescinded. Erick Thompson, an ...

Aug 17, 2022

Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everything

VANCOUVER - Some of the world's brightest minds are gathering at a hotel conference centre in Vancouver this week to try to solve a question that has baffled physicists for decades. The two pillars of...

Aug 17, 2022

Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say

LANGLEY, B.C. - Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged by someone who is suspected to have broken into the facility and allowed the animals to escape, as the facility r...

Aug 17, 2022

B.C. cannabis stores grapple with delivery stoppage as BCLDB workers go on strike

BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbian cannabis stores are bracing for emptier shelves after a strike stopped the province's pot distribution centre from shipping out product. The British Columbia General ...

Aug 17, 2022

Sheen dissipates but sunken U.S. fish boat still in orca habitat east of Victoria

VICTORIA - The United States Department of Ecology says an oil sheen from a sunken fish boat appears to have completely dissipated from an area of U.S. waters just east of Vancouver Island. The update...

Aug 17, 2022

Wolf on the loose after escaping from Greater Vancouver Zoo: province

LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says wolves have escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo and one is still missing. The ministry says the zoo requested support from...

Aug 16, 2022

B.C. drug death toll passes 10,000 since declaration of emergency in 2016: coroner

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province has lost more than 10,000 lives to illicit drugs since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. Lisa Lapointe says t...

Aug 16, 2022