Category Archives: British Columbia

Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments have announced billions of dollars in combined investments to spur housing development and update infrastructure, including building a new high...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

Confusion spreads as Ottawa defends orders to surrender citizenship certificates
OTTAWA - The immigration department says it's working "as quickly as possible" to resolve questions about citizenship by descent claims - even as some claimants say they did everything Ottawa asked th...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

Evacuation alert over West Kelowna wildfire lifted, state of emergency over
WEST KELOWNA - Emergency officials in West Kelowna, B.C., say an evacuation alert covering 742 homes has been lifted and the community is no longer under a local state of emergency. Central Okanagan E...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

Man convicted of shooting at pop star AP Dhillon's B.C. home is ordered deported
OTTAWA - A man convicted of arson and firing a gun at Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon's British Columbia home in 2024 has been ordered deported from Canada. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Cana...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

MPs head home for summer break after Liberals pass contentious lawful access bill
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have wrapped up a spring sitting in the House of Commons that stretched over six months and saw the Liberals use their new majority powers to limit debate and push throu...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

Montreal group proposes new downtown tower for NATO defence bank
QUBEC - Montreal's business community is coming together to sweeten the pot in the city's bid to host a multinational defence bank, offering several floors in a planned downtown tower for the highly s...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

Glassy water contributed to fatal 2024 B.C. seaplane crash, investigators say
PORT HARDY - Canada's Transportation Safety Board is urging seaplane pilots to be aware of risks when landing on calm and glassy water after a crash in British Columbia two years ago that killed one p...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

RCMP arrest three youth after fire destroys historic railcar on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - Police on Vancouver Island say they have arrested three young people in connection with a fire that destroyed a historic railcar. RCMP in Port Alberni say they made the arrests after a witn...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

Five people ordered banished from northwest B.C. First Nation territory
ATLIN - A First Nation in northwestern British Columbia has banished five people from its territory for three years. The Taku River Tlingit First Nation says in a statement on Facebook that its counci...
The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2026

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

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Wildfire, drought risks high heading into summer: B.C. Government
Jun 16, 2026
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Wildfire near Stump Lake Being Held, Evacuation Alerts still in place
Jun 16, 2026