Category Archives: British Columbia
Out-of-control wildfire near Boston Bar, B.C. exceeds 12 square kilometres
An out-of-control fire near Boston Bar, B.C., has grown more than 10 times its estimated size a day earlier, and responders have requested additional resources to deal with it. BC Wildfire Service sai...
Jul 05, 2026
Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say resid...
Jul 04, 2026
Victoria police arrest two following incident that injured three people in park
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they have arrested two people following an assault with a weapon during an incident that injured three individuals Victoria Police Department says in a statement that...
Jul 04, 2026
Heartbroken girlfriend of B.C. captain tells of close call days before deadly sinking
RICHMOND - The heartbroken girlfriend of a young charter boat captain feared drowned in a deadly sinking in B.C. waters last Sunday says she was aboard the vessel two days earlier when a broken door s...
Jul 03, 2026
British Columbia person missing after car found abandoned on ferry to Metro Vancouver
SUNSHINE COAST - Police in British Columbia are asking for the public's help after a missing person's vehicle was abandoned on a BC Ferries vessel. RCMP say Joyelle Goldbard's orange Subaru was found ...
Jul 03, 2026
Evacuation alerts up as out-of-control wildfire burns near Boston Bar, B.C.
BOSTON BAR - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says it's helping the Boston Bar Fire Department as a blaze burns close to the community in the southern Interior. The fire is about six hectares in ...
Jul 03, 2026
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it. Naheed...
Jul 03, 2026
B.C. boosting community coroners' pay by 55%, job ad reveals
Community coroners in British Columbia have been given a 55 per cent pay boost as the BC Coroners Service looks to fill vacancies in dozens of communities across the province. The wage increase to $49...
Jul 03, 2026
Former B.C. Conservative Boultbee crosses to NDP, calling out 'Trump-style populism'
British Columbia's NDP government has more breathing room with a two-seat majority in the legislature after adding member Amelia Boultbee, who has openly criticized her former Conservative party and i...
Jul 03, 2026
Who are the partners behind a proposed new West Coast oil pipeline?
CALGARY - Alberta's pitch to the major projects office for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast is being billed as a public-private partnership, though its current structure skews almost entirely towa...
Jul 03, 2026
