British Columbia

Evacuation alert issued for Barnston Island along B.C.'s Fraser River

VANCOUVER - An evacuation alert has been issued for a small island along British Columbia's Fraser River due to possible flooding from swelling waters after rainfall and snowmelt. Metro Vancouver has ...

Jun 30, 2022

'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister

LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...

Jun 30, 2022

Vancouver plans for removal of beached barge, months after it washed up during storm

VANCOUVER - A timeline has finally been announced for the removal of a huge barge that wedged itself onto a beach in Vancouver's English Bay last November. A statement from the City of Vancouver says ...

Jun 29, 2022

New flood watch, high stream advisories, evacuation alerts as rains swell B.C. rivers

VANCOUVER - Recent heavy rains across British Columbia's central and southern Interior are swelling river levels in many areas, prompting a renewed flood watch and more high streamflow advisories. The...

Jun 29, 2022

Canadian governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions

VANCOUVER - British Columbia says a proposed $150-million settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada has been reached for the recovery of health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based ...

Jun 29, 2022

Police chief says two suspects dead, no members of public hurt in B.C. bank shootout

SAANICH, B.C. - The chief of police in Saanich, British Columbia, says it is truly amazing that no members of the public were hurt during a gunfight at a bank in which two robbery suspects died. Chief...

Jun 29, 2022

Two suspects dead, six officers injured in B.C. bank shooting

SAANICH, B.C. - Two robbery suspects believed to be wearing body armour died in a barrage of bullets exchanged with police outside a Saanich, B.C., bank on Tuesday. Six members of the Greater Victoria...

Jun 28, 2022

B.C. Premier John Horgan to resign in the fall after leadership review

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he'll resign as leader in the fall after the New Democrats hold a leadership convention. He says his health is good, but his energy flags as the d...

Jun 28, 2022

Horgan announces plan to step down as B.C. Premier

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced he is preparing to resign as Premier.During a Tuesday, June 28 announcement from Victoria, Horgan said his health was a major factor in his decision t...

Jun 28, 2022

Fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., could soon 'thrive again,' says Insurance Bureau of Canada

VANCOUVER - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says there is now a path to begin the recovery for Lytton, B.C., almost a year after two people died and most of the community was destroyed by a wildfire. A...

Jun 28, 2022