British Columbia

IHIT investigating after body found in burned-out truck near Maple Ridge. B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - British Columbia's homicide team is investigating the discovery of a body found inside a pick up truck destroyed by fire in Maple Ridge. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team ...

Sep 26, 2021

Fishers, experts await details on Ottawa's latest plan to save Pacific salmon

VANCOUVER - As a teenager, Murray Ned was accustomed to fishing for salmon three days a week all year round on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia. Three decades later, the longtime Suma...

Sep 26, 2021

Tight B.C. races give Liberals Vancouver Granville, NDP takes Nanaimo-Ladysmith

VICTORIA - The Liberals and New Democrats have been declared the winners in two hotly contested British Columbia federal ridings too close to call on election night. Elections Canada says Liberal Wils...

Sep 25, 2021

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