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B.C.’s only fire of note no longer out of control, but road and power cuts drag on
The Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island is no longer burning out of control, but…
B.C. sets new five-year housing orders for 10 more municipalities
VICTORIA — British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more…
B.C. names facilitator to help Okanagan Falls become municipality, name to be decided
OKANAGAN FALLS — British Columbia’s government has appointed a facilitator to help create the province’s…
B.C. recreational anglers get rare chance for sockeye, amid bumper salmon run
British Columbia fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen…
‘Colonial decision-making’: First Nations denounce B.C. park closure as too short
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Two First Nations are denouncing British Columbia’s planned month-long closure…
Fears for B.C. First Nation’s water supply as fire evacuation orders and alerts end
Evacuation orders and alerts due to a wildfire on Vancouver Island have been lifted and…
B.C. MLA launches private prosecution against Charlotte Kates of Samidoun
VANCOUVER — A member of the British Columbia legislature says she is pursuing a private…
West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht on safety grounds
WEST KELOWNA — The City of West Kelowna, B.C., has cited public safety to deny…
B.C.’s veterinary college says it risks insolvency in 2026 if fees don’t increase
Veterinarians in British Columbia have until the end of the month to vote on increasing…
Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government…
65-year-old acupuncturist in West Kelowna, B.C., charged with sexual assault: RCMP
WEST KELOWNA — RCMP say an acupuncturist in West Kelowna, B.C., has been charged with…
Elon Musk, world’s richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of…
Police watchdog investigates after Vancouver officer shoots man dead
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot dead in…
Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing
VANCOUVER — A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing…
Vancouver Island wildfire evacuees to hear soon when they can go home
The mayor of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island says about 50 residents evacuated from their…
Plane, bus or a 45-hour drive? Travellers seek solutions after Air Canada strike ends
Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry still hadn’t made it home to Ottawa despite enduring nearly…
Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say
EDMONTON — Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or…
B.C. resort destroyed by 2023 Okanagan wildfire sues over insurance ‘gaps’
VANCOUVER — A lakeside British Columbia resort that was destroyed by a wildfire in 2023…
B.C. Ombudsperson says whistleblower protection law ‘falling short’ in some areas
VICTORIA — New reports by British Columbia’s ombudsperson on a whistleblower protection law show that…
Man charged with arson in Vancouver after three weekend fires
VANCOUVER — A man has been arrested and charged with arson after three fires were…
Fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 kills two near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON — A fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior has…
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
TORONTO — Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to…
Magnitude 3.6 quake shakes southeast of Port Renfrew, B.C.
PORT RENFREW — A minor earthquake was recorded on Monday evening near Port Renfrew, about…
B.C. fire numbers drop, with blaze near Vernon being held and evacuation order lifted
VERNON — The number of wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply after a weekend…