Category Archives: British Columbia
Commercial fishers and wild salmon advocates cheer large returns to B.C. waters
VICTORIA - The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of so...
Aug 10, 2022
Bodies burned in Summerland car linked to crash 300 km away: police
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say there is a connection between the discovery of two bodies in a burned vehicle in Summerland and the deaths of two people in a police chase in Abbotsford...
Aug 09, 2022
Stable weather allows fire crews to focus on containment of B.C. wildfires
Crews battling the wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 500 properties in British Columbia's southern Okanagan are taking advantage of calm winds and stable conditions to bolster fire ...
Aug 09, 2022
B.C.'s $10-million plastics fund aims to spur business to cut pollution, says Heyman
DELTA, B.C. - British Columbia is increasing funding incentives for businesses to $10 million to develop products to reduce plastic pollution. Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is a...
Aug 09, 2022
Hootsuite to lay off 30 per cent of staff, begin global restructuring
VANCOUVER - Hootsuite Inc. says it will lay off 30 per cent of its staff as part of a global restructuring. The Vancouver-based social media business did not say what triggered the job cuts, but tech ...
Aug 09, 2022
Crowded tent encampment on main Vancouver street set to be removed by city
VANCOUVER - People living in a growing street encampment along a busy street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been handed notices advising that the tents and other structures are about to be remo...
Aug 09, 2022
BC Wildfire Service using a number of methods to bring Okanagan blaze under control
KEREMEOS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says it is using a combination of tools to control a blaze on the outskirts of the southern Okanagan region. Information officer Mikhail Elsay had said control...
Aug 08, 2022
Vernon, B.C., New Democrat MLA to face recall petition over health-care issues
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's handling of the health-care file has prompted a Vernon, B.C., resident to launch a recall campaign against her local New Democrat member of the legislature...
Aug 08, 2022
Man faces three charges, including aggravated assault, after Vancouver machete attack
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid against a man accused of attacking several people with a machete in downtown Vancouver. A statement from Vancouver police says 48-year-old Ibrahim Bakhit faces three...
Aug 08, 2022
Victoria police appeal for information about local man last seen in Madrid, Spain
VICTORIA - A British Columbia man is missing in Spain and police in Victoria are working with Spanish investigators to find him. A statement from Victoria police says 67-year-old Scott Graham was last...
Aug 08, 2022
