British Columbia

Rogers Communications says Joe Natale has left, Tony Staffiery named interim CEO

VANCOUVER - Rogers Communications Inc. says Joe Natale has left as president and CEO. The company said in a release late Tuesday that he has been replaced by Tony Staffieri in the interim as it search...

Nov 16, 2021

B.C.'s top doctor emphasizes COVID-19 precautions heading into holiday season

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says officials are considering the "harmonization" of COVID-19 restrictions across the province heading into winter. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the b...

Nov 16, 2021

Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...

Nov 16, 2021

Helicopters rescue 275 stranded motorists, efforts now turn to debris field

AGASSIZ, B.C. - Rescue crews will spend Tuesday searching for people who may have been trapped in debris from mudslides on a British Columbia highway, after helicopters worked to ferry out 275 people ...

Nov 16, 2021

Flooding eases, highways open across Island with situation drastically different through Interior

NANAIMO - Life is slowly returning to normal for Vancouver Island residents after an atmospheric river dropped a month's worth of rain over a few days.The airport station at Qualicum Beach recorded 92...

Nov 16, 2021

The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 16, 2021

The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): --- 11:35 a.m. Single-lane, alternating traffic is expected to begin moving on the Malahat Highway, the main link on ...

Nov 16, 2021

B.C. public safety minister condemns blockade at Coastal GasLink pipeline site

VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister has condemned a blockade set up along a forestry road used by construction workers for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline. Mike Farnworth say...

Nov 15, 2021

Barge drifts aimlessly through Vancouver waters before beaching itself

VANCOUVER - A loose barge drifted around Vancouver's False Creek on Monday before grounding itself on a Stanley Park beach. The Canadian Coast Guard said in a statement the barge's owner has been cont...

Nov 15, 2021

B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 15, 2021

Petition for referendum on Surrey's police transition garners 42,942 signatures

SURREY, B.C. - A group opposing the planned transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force in Surrey, B.C., says it has collected close to 43,000 signatures from residents calling for a referend...

Nov 15, 2021