Category Archives: British Columbia
Residents of flood-prone areas in B.C. urged to be ready to leave at short notice
VICTORIA - Officials in British Columbia are urging residents of communities at elevated risk of flooding to be prepared if water levels rise due to rapidly melting snow from too much rain. Armel Cast...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
Surrey politician Jinny Sims joins new Surrey Forward party, announces mayoral bid
SURREY, B.C. - Longtime British Columbia teacher, labour leader and politician Jinny Sims has announced her intention to run for mayor in Surrey when municipal elections are held this fall. Sims made ...
Jun 09, 2022
Air, water search underway after empty powerboat found drifting off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A drifting and empty rental boat has prompted a full scale search in the waters off Vancouver. An official with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says the search began Wednesday aftern...
Jun 09, 2022
High streamflow advisory issued for areas along B.C.'s lower Fraser River
QUESNEL, B.C. - Increasing snowmelt and wet weather have led to a high streamflow advisory for several communities in British Columbia along the lower Fraser River. The River Forecast Centre says the ...
Jun 08, 2022
B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase around province
VICTORIA - British Columbia's fire commissioner says fire-related deaths in the province have increased by almost 120 per cent over the past two years. Brian Godlonton says it appears the concerning t...
Jun 08, 2022
BC Ferries fined $674,000 over worker who drowned after falling from vessel
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's health and safety agency for workers has imposed a hefty fine on BC Ferry Services Inc., over the death of one of its workers in June 2020. A statement on the WorkS...
Jun 08, 2022
Indigenous leaders seek RCMP response after marchers hit by truck in Mission, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Indigenous leaders have called a meeting with RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., to discuss how police intend to proceed after the driver of a pickup truck allegedly hit four members of a memorial ...
Jun 08, 2022
West Fraser Timber raising quarterly dividend by 20 per cent
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is raising its quarterly dividend by 20 per cent. The company says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 30 cents US per share starting with its July 8 paymen...
Jun 08, 2022
Avian flu outbreaks confirmed on B.C., Alberta farms after brief pause in cases
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting more outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia and Alberta. After a succession of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...
Jun 08, 2022