British Columbia

Delayed snowmelt, rain, impending heat make flood predictions challenging in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Residents of British Columbia's southern Interior are keeping a careful watch on the weather as showers or heavier downpours could cause damaging floods from runoff-swollen rivers. Flood w...

Jun 21, 2022

B.C. urges preparedness and strategy to fight extreme climate events

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has released its new strategy to get the province ready to fight extreme weather that sets off heat, wildfires and flooding. Environment Minister George Hey...

Jun 20, 2022

Federal Court approves class-action on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Canada has certified a class-action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed i...

Jun 20, 2022

Pedestrian killed in late-night hit and run on Vancouver's west side

Vancouver police say a 24-year-old man has been killed in a hit-and-run collision. A statement from police says the victim and a friend were crossing West Fourth Avenue in the Kitsilano neighbourhood ...

Jun 20, 2022

Heavy rain in parts of B.C. a concern for flood-prone areas: River Forecast Centre

VANCOUVER - A flood watch has been issued for the south Thompson River in British Columbia, where a forecast calling for long-lasting rain means swollen waterways could overflow and cause flooding in ...

Jun 19, 2022

Sixties Scoop exhibit opens at Vancouver Public Library

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Public Library has unveiled an exhibit at its downtown branch that tells the story of 12 Indigenous children who were part of the so-called Sixties Scoop. The "scoop" that be...

Jun 18, 2022

B.C. directs pharmacies to keep some types of baby formula behind counter

VICTORIA - The threat of a shortage of specialized infant formulas in British Columbia has prompted an order from the Ministry of Health to put the containers behind the counter. The ministry says in ...

Jun 17, 2022

Flood stage in B.C. could remain for weeks with prolonged snowmelt or rain: expert

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reached the peak window of spring snowmelt, but experts say the dangers of flooding will persist for weeks with record snow in the mountains and unstable weather in th...

Jun 17, 2022

Turbulent creek in Kelowna, B.C., forces pause in the search for a woman and her dog

KELOWNA, B.C. - Safety concerns have forced a pause in the search for a Kelowna, B.C., woman who might have been swept away in the raging waters of Mission Creek. Kelowna RCMP say 31-year-old Chelsea ...

Jun 17, 2022

B.C. reports 50 more COVID-19 deaths, 276 hospitalized

VICTORIA - The latest figures on COVID-19 in British Columbia show 276 people are hospitalized with the illness, with 19 people in critical care. In its weekly report, the BC Centre for Disease Contro...

Jun 16, 2022