British Columbia

Labieux Road temporary housing facility could remain open longer than planned

NANAIMO - Citing delays in building permanent solutions, BC Housing wants to keep the Labieux Rd. temporary supportive housing facility open for two additional years.The agency's lease for 2060 Labieu...

Sep 25, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Meng's extradition case dropped in B.C., she's free to go

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has signed off on a discharge order for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, withdrawing a U.S. extradition order and allowing her freedom. Associate Chief Justice Hea...

Sep 24, 2021

B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some to pay for their own kits of the overdose-reversing drug. Premier John Horgan said the ministe...

Sep 24, 2021

B.C. reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise

VICTORIA - COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are trending upwards as the province's vaccination rate slowly rises. The Ministry of Health reported 832 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the tot...

Sep 23, 2021

White Rock Lake wildfire caused an estimated $77-million in insured damage

The damage caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire this summer is expected to have a price tag of at least $77-million.The insured damage estimate was calculated by Catastrophe Indices and Quantificati...

Sep 23, 2021

Massive B.C. wildfire causes $77 million in insurance damage

VANCOUVER - A wildfire that began on Aug. 2 in British Columbia and grew to more than 833 square kilometres is now estimated to have caused $77 million in insurance damage. The cost estimate from the ...

Sep 23, 2021

Elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C., temporarily closed over COVID-19 spike

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - An elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C., has been temporarily closed due to what the principal says is a spike in COVID-19 cases. A statement on the Promontory Heights Elementary w...

Sep 23, 2021

COVID-19 cases rise is B.C., as 10 more die and 157 are in intensive care

VICTORIA - The COVID-19 death toll in British Columbia jumped to 1,910 as another 10 people died over a 24-hour period. The Ministry of Health says the province recorded 759 new cases of COVID-19, pus...

Sep 22, 2021

B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A report examining British Columbia's response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will save properti...

Sep 22, 2021

Murder charge laid in deadly shooting near Vernon, B.C.

VERNON, B.C. - A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting in British Columbia's Interior on Monday. RCMP say they responded to reports of shooting near Vernon and discover...

Sep 22, 2021