
Hospital visits spike in B.C. as smoky air from wildfires persists
VANCOUVER – Poor air quality persists throughout the southern half of British Columbia as tinder-dry…

B.C. woman files private charges over Mount Polley tailings spill
VANCOUVER – An Indigenous women has filed private charges in 2014 collapse of the tailings…

Williams Lake man arrested and fined for celebrating lifted evacuation order with fireworks
WILLIAMS LAKE – Police did not find a B.C. man's fireworks entertaining. Today, Aug. 5,…

Trudeau takes unscheduled ocean dip while touring national park
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to a park near Victoria didn't quite follow…

Canada has capacity to process Quebec asylum seekers, Trudeau insists
MAXVILLE, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, long an outspoken champion of Canada's reputation for…

B.C. man charged with sexual assault for allegedly not disclosing HIV status
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A Vancouver-area man has been charged with three counts of aggravated sexual…

Investigation launched after man injured during arrest in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured during…
Full federal court agrees to hear ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal
MADISON, Wis. – A full federal appeals court will review a ruling overturning the conviction…

NAFTA, the NDP and a new tag line: 3 ways federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Parliament Hill was absorbed by the scandal that was Anthony Scaramucci this week,…

780 overdose deaths have B.C. officials urging people to not use drugs alone
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's health officials are considering plans to offer an overdose reversing drug…

City opens recreation facilities over the long weekend due to poor air quality
KAMLOOPS – City departments are working together to offer residents and visitors a break from…

Canadian Goldy McJohn, founding member of Steppenwolf, has died at 72
Goldy McJohn, a Canadian founding member of Steppenwolf whose roaring organ sounds and big hair…

Trudeau paddles kayak on Vancouver Island; meets regional and Indigenous leaders
VICTORIA – Justin Trudeau is scheduled to paddle a kayak today in British Columbia's coastal…

B.C. premier says it’s ‘disturbing’ no charges filed in Mount Polley disaster
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he was shocked to learn that no…

B.C. government to bring back human rights commission after 15 years
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's NDP government is bringing back the province's human rights commission, which…







