British Columbia

Unifor issues 72-hour strike notice at Rio Tinto facilities in Kitimat, Kemano, B.C.

KITIMAT, B.C. - The union representing Rio Tinto employees in British Columbia has issued a 72-hour strike notice after nearly seven weeks of negotiations. Unifor Local 2301, which represents about 90...

Jul 22, 2021

Beloved black bear 'Knut' passes at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre

ERRINGTON - One of the central Island's most famous black bears has died.Knut passed away peacefully at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington on Tuesday, July 20. He was 25 years old,...

Jul 21, 2021

State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...

Jul 21, 2021

Well known Nanaimo community advocate faces child luring charges

Editor's Note: NanaimoNewsNOW has updated this story to add a statement published Thursday, July 22 from the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre.NANAIMO - The former executive director of the Nanaimo Aboriginal...

Jul 21, 2021

State of emergency ended at Kelowna crane site

KELOWNA, B.C. - A collapsed crane at a construction site in downtown Kelowna has been safely disassembled and removed and the area is now deemed safe. As a result, the evacuation order and local state...

Jul 21, 2021

Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...

Jul 21, 2021

B.C. government puts 18-month ban on rodenticides to help protect wildlife

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has temporarily banned the sale of rodenticides to protect owls and other wildlife from poisoning. The Environment Ministry says it will review alternatives during the 1...

Jul 21, 2021

Missing exotic cockatoo found after search through central Nanaimo

UPDATE - An intensive search for a missing vulnerable cockatoo had a happy ending. An exotic cockatoo named Billie, who isn't much larger than a crow, was rescued by its owner at about 3:30 p.m. on We...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 21, 2021

B.C. wildfires 'graphic' evidence of climate change, premier says

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - B.C. Premier John Horgan says officials are in talks with the United States and Australia about potential support in fighting some 300 wildfires scorching the province, but COVID-19 ...

Jul 21, 2021

Canfor to curtail production at Canadian sawmills due to extreme wildfire conditions

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning Monday as a result of extreme wildfire conditions in Western Canada. The Vancouver-based lumber pr...

Jul 21, 2021