Category Archives: British Columbia

Bell, Cohere sign deal to operate models using Bell AI Fabric infrastructure
Bell Canada has signed an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal with Cohere that will see the AI firm operate its large language models through Bell AI Fabric, with support from two other compan...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams
The B.C. government has launched an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort to increase the power supply by another seven per cent. Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced the improvements on...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

Conservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes law
OTTAWA - Canada will take a harder stance on intimate partner violence after a Conservative MP's private member's bill became law Wednesday. The Criminal Code will soon be updated to allow the killer ...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

'Electrical non-compliances' found at B.C. waterpark where kids were burned
CULTUS LAKE - The agency that oversees safety at B.C. amusement parks says investigators have found "electrical non compliances" at Cultus Lake Waterpark where a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered el...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

Vast majority of British Columbians support local water restrictions, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll released Wednesday suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions. Leger surveyed 1,512 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, including 206 residents of B...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

Retail and online sales of non-prescription hearing aids now allowed in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. has turned up access to hearing aids. The provincial government says in a statement that adults with mild to moderate hearing loss can now buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a p...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

West Kelowna's 'deep understanding' of fire gets credit in B.C.'s first test of year
KAMLOOPS - West Kelowna fire chief Jason Broland says that for better or worse, residents and emergency responders of the community in British Columbia's Okanagan region now have a "deep understanding...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

Kristi Noem joins B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining in advisory role
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has joined B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining Inc. in a strategic advisory role. The company says Noem, who is special envo...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

Man arrested for attempted child abduction in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A 22-year-old man is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to abduct a child playing in a driveway in Metro Vancouver. Police in Surrey say the alleged abduction attempt happened Sat...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire kill...
The Canadian Press Jun 17, 2026

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