Category Archives: British Columbia
New flood watch, high stream advisories, evacuation alerts as rains swell B.C. rivers
VANCOUVER - Recent heavy rains across British Columbia's central and southern Interior are swelling river levels in many areas, prompting a renewed flood watch and more high streamflow advisories. The...
Jun 29, 2022
Canadian governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says a proposed $150-million settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada has been reached for the recovery of health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based ...
Jun 29, 2022
Horgan leaving office with relatively high approval rating: survey
A report from the Angus Reid Institute shows that B.C. Premier John Horgan will be leaving office as one of the most approved-of premiers in Canada.The leader of the B.C. NDP announced he was leaving ...
Jun 29, 2022
Police chief says two suspects dead, no members of public hurt in B.C. bank shootout
SAANICH, B.C. - The chief of police in Saanich, British Columbia, says it is truly amazing that no members of the public were hurt during a gunfight at a bank in which two robbery suspects died. Chief...
Jun 29, 2022
Two suspects dead, six officers injured in B.C. bank shooting
SAANICH, B.C. - Two robbery suspects believed to be wearing body armour died in a barrage of bullets exchanged with police outside a Saanich, B.C., bank on Tuesday. Six members of the Greater Victoria...
Jun 28, 2022
BCHL franchise sold
The BC Hockey League Board of Governors has approved the sale of the Nanaimo Clippers franchise to Northern Lights Hockey Canada.The investment group is headed by Brad Kwong, a western-Canadian born i...
Jun 28, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan to resign in the fall after leadership review
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he'll resign as leader in the fall after the New Democrats hold a leadership convention. He says his health is good, but his energy flags as the d...
Jun 28, 2022
Horgan to step down as premier, won't seek re-election
B.C. Premier John Horgan says he wanted to end all of the speculation. Horgan has told a news conference he will step down as premier and has asked the New Democratic Party to set a date for a leaders...
Jun 28, 2022
Fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C., could soon 'thrive again,' says Insurance Bureau of Canada
VANCOUVER - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says there is now a path to begin the recovery for Lytton, B.C., almost a year after two people died and most of the community was destroyed by a wildfire. A...
Jun 28, 2022
Teck Resources announces carbon capture pilot project in Trail, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has announced a carbon capture utilization and storage pilot project at its operations in Trail, B.C. The plant will capture three tonnes per day of carbon dioxide from...
Jun 28, 2022
