B.C.

Hundreds more properties on alert as winds fan massive northeast B.C. wildfire
VANCOUVER – Hundreds more properties have been warned to be ready to evacuate on short…

Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The over-representation of Indigenous people in British Columbia’s jails is a destructive…

Police seek witnesses after B.C. high school teacher charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER – Mounties say a former British Columbia teacher has been charged with an alleged…

Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model
VANCOUVER – Jill Diamond says when her brother Steven was struggling with substance addiction the…

Stamp honours First Nations leader George Manuel, whose work spanned globe
VANCOUVER – Canada Post has unveiled a stamp depicting First Nations political leader George Manuel,…

B.C. port cargo loaders approve strike, but talks continue with maritime employers
VANCOUVER – More than 7,000 terminal cargo loaders at British Columbia’s ports have voted overwhelmingly…

Bryan Adams extends tour with dates in British Columbia and Alberta
Bryan Adams has added more Canadian dates to his So Happy It Hurts tour. The…

Cougar chases and attacks mountain biker near popular trail in Roberts Creek, B.C.
ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. – A woman is recovering after being attacked by a cougar while…

Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources
Teck Resources Ltd. confirmed Monday it is engaging with Glencore around its proposal to buy…

U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish
VANCOUVER – Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous…

Shifting winds, cooler temperatures helping firefighters at Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – Firefighters took advantage of favourable weather conditions Saturday to make headway…

Residents flee as ‘incredibly intense’ wildfire closes in on Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER – An “incredibly intense” wildfire is just a few kilometres away from the British…

B.C. to require licence for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a…

Wildfire triggers evacuation order for Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER – An encroaching wildfire set off an immediate evacuation order Thursday for residents of…

Future interest rate decisions will be taken one at a time, says BoC deputy governor
OTTAWA – After announcing a rate hike this week, Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul…