Category Archives: British Columbia
Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs
CACHE CREEK - Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records on Sunday as warm weather swept across parts of the province. Among those that broke the daily recor...
Apr 20, 2026
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon addresses United Nations forum on Indigenous rights
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum on Indigenous issues Monday that Canada is making progress on improving the lives of Indigenous Peoples, even if th...
Apr 20, 2026
First Nations say Eby backs down again, now seeks joint path on B.C. Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has backed down again on the pausing of key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, scrapping plans to table a suspension bill t...
Apr 19, 2026
Protesters outside Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival marking 1 year after 11 were killed
VANCOUVER - It was to be a day of reflection and remembrance a year after the Lapu Lapu tragedy where 11 people were killed and dozens more were hurt in a vehicle ramming in Vancouver, instead it reve...
Apr 19, 2026
B.C. Conservative leadership candidates face final $60,000 fee deadline
VICTORIA - The final field of candidates to lead the B.C. Conservatives is expected to be confirmed today, as the contenders face a deadline to pay a final entrance fee of $60,000. Today also brings a...
Apr 18, 2026
B.C. bears emerge from their dens, sparking excitement and heightened monitoring
VANCOUVER - B.C. Grouse Mountain's beloved grizzly bears have woken up from their long nap this week after about 144 days of hibernation. Grouse Mountain took to its Facebook page to share the excitem...
Apr 18, 2026
B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
VANCOUVER - Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that...
Apr 18, 2026
14 assessed by paramedics after 'hazmat incident' at Chilliwack, B.C., park
CHILLIWACK - Fourteen people were assessed by paramedics after what emergency officials call a "hazmat incident" at a park in Chilliwack, B.C. Emergency Health Services says in a statement that three ...
Apr 17, 2026
Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
The business community is applauding British Columbia's decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna to opt out of rules limiting short-term rentals in time for this summer's tourism season, though ...
Apr 17, 2026
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The stu...
Apr 17, 2026
