British Columbia

Family of beavers to be relocated from Cranbook, B.C., park, but not until spring

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A family of annoyingly busy beavers won't be evicted from a city park in southeastern British Columbia until at least spring. Officials in Cranbrook have been trying to relocate the ...

Oct 19, 2021

VIDEO: Thousands of catchable-sized trout piped into Nanaimo area lakes

NANAIMO - Hooking a fish at one of Nanaimo's stocked lakes is a little easier, as thousands are being released during an annual fall top-up.Around 20,000 rainbow trout are piped into eight Nanaimo are...

Oct 19, 2021

British Columbia appoints former Calgary police deputy chief as sergeant-at-arms

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has appointed a new sergeant-at-arms in the legislature nearly three years after the former officer in the assembly was suspended. In a statement Monday, the legislative...

Oct 18, 2021

Tk’emlups Kukpi7 chides PM Trudeau for ignoring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation invitations

KAMLOOPS - The chief in the community where the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children were found publicly rebuked the prime minister for ignoring her first invitations to join the community to ...

Oct 18, 2021

Free energy saving kits available for low to moderate income households

B.C. Hydro is offering people living in low to moderate income households free energy saving kits.The kits contain energy saving products that can be installed around the home and help reduce the wate...

Oct 18, 2021

Casino operators tell B.C. money laundering public inquiry they followed money rules

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for British Columbia's largest gaming companies say compliance with provincial regulations to combat money laundering is and always has been a top priority at provincial casinos. I...

Oct 18, 2021

Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Nation in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit Kamloops, B.C., today, where the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc Nation announced it had found what are believed to be some 200 unmarked grav...

Oct 18, 2021

Nanoose First Nation multi-use path to enhance community connectivity and safety

NANAIMO - A significant provincial grant will allow a paved non-vehicular path to safely accomodate people to and from Snaw-Naw-As territory.Craig Edwards, Nanoose First Nation's economic development ...

Oct 16, 2021

City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations

VERNON, B.C. - The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who say the Ogopogo has always been part of their spirit...

Oct 16, 2021

B.C. reports 667 cases of COVID-19, 13 deaths in wake of northern B.C. restrictions

VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 667 new cases of COVID-19 after new health restrictions in northern B.C. came in to effect. The Health Ministry says there are 5,128 active cases of the virus, wit...

Oct 15, 2021