Category Archives: British Columbia
Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200 homes and businesses in southeastern British Columbia as a weekend downpour and the likelihood of more rain raise the...
May 25, 2021
B.C. set to lay out restart road map as COVID-19 cases slow, vaccinations increase
VICTORIA - A plan to be announced today will start to get life and the economy back to normal in British Columbia with the methodical lifting of COVID-19 health restrictions. Premier John Horgan said ...
May 25, 2021
Five more arrested in B.C. old-growth logging protest
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - Mounties say five more people have been arrested on southern Vancouver Island during protests against old-growth logging. RCMP say the arrests happened at an area called the Water...
May 24, 2021
B.C. records 974 new COVID-19 cases, officials ask residents to follow restrictions
VICTORIA - Officials are continuing to urge British Columbia residents to follow COVID-19 health restrictions ahead of Tuesday's restart announcement. B.C. recorded 974 new cases of COVID-19 over the ...
May 24, 2021
'So far, so good': B.C. COVID-19 vaccination numbers steady across ages, expert says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's younger residents appear to be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates similar to their older counterparts, a phenomenon that bucks trends seen in other provinces a...
May 24, 2021
B.C. 'Hobbit' house renamed after threat of lawsuit from entertainment company
BRIDESVILLE, B.C. - The owner of a British Columbia Airbnb property paying tribute to the fantasy race of hobbits from the "Lord of the Rings" has been forced to change the name of her property after ...
May 23, 2021
Amateur fossil hunter finds 84-million-year-old fossilized turtle on Vancouver Island
COURTENAY, B.C. - Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island's Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary. As he knelt down...
May 23, 2021
Film producer Avi Lewis named as NDP candidate in B.C. riding
HALFMOON BAY, B.C. - Documentary film producer Avi Lewis has been acclaimed as the federal NDP candidate in a riding in southern British Columbia. Lewis, the grandson of former federal NDP leader Davi...
May 22, 2021
Two wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre to start long weekend
Two new wildfires emerged in the Kamloops Fire Centre as the Victoria Day long weekend began.A 0.50-hectare fire near Annis Bay northeast of Salmon Arm and a 0.01-hectare fire near Mile Creek west of ...
May 22, 2021
Man found dead after becoming separated from friend during North Vancouver hike
VANCOUVER - Police say a hiker has died after becoming separated from a friend during a hike in North Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say two friends were hiking in the area of Mt. Fromme on Friday wh...
May 22, 2021
