Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
B.C.
B.C.’s wildfire season surpasses 1958 record for amount of land burned
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s wildfires have destroyed a record amount of forest, brush and…
Green party selects candidate for upcoming Vancouver civic byelection
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver community advocate will make a second attempt to win a city…
Tug that rammed another left unattended at full speed: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says a six-to-eight-second absence from the controls of…
Back to school: How mature students can fund continuing education
VANCOUVER – When Kear Porttris decided to pursue a university degree in 2010, he had…
Found cash in borrowed library book creates its own mystery story for RCMP
VANCOUVER – A library user who returned cash found in a book has drawn the…
Low B.C. sockeye returns, fires, give Indigenous groups fishing priority: DFO
VANCOUVER – The Fisheries Department says low salmon returns to British Columbia’s Fraser River mean…
B.C. Premier John Horgan condemns hate speech ahead of planned rally
VICTORIA – B.C. Premier John Horgan is denouncing hate speech ahead of a rally in…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – ‘DEADPOOL 2’ DEATH: INVESTIGATORS RELEASE DETAILS An initial incident report released by WorkSafe…
Message of love, tolerance spread at anti-racism rally in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Messages of love, tolerance and understanding were shared by thousands of people who…
Liberal party begins process to find new leader in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Liberal party has taken the first step towards the election of…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN VANCOUVER Vancouver officials say the city is…
Police identify Edmonton man as victim of apparent homicide in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Police say a man whose body was found in a back alley…
B.C. Green party exerts pressure on riding sharing, promises legislation
VANCOUVER – The Green party in British Columbia is planning to keep up the pressure…
Brazen bear punched after breaking into home on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
GIBSONS, B.C. – Police say a black bear has been put down after it broke…
British Columbia ends 2016-17 fiscal year with $2.7 billion surplus
VICTORIA – The B.C. government ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of $2.7…
Costs for record-breaking wildfires soar in B.C. as crews battle largest blaze
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Finance Minister Carole James says the worst wildfire season in British Columbia’s…
Mountie enforcing distracted driving rules struck in hit-and-run in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – RCMP say a Mountie enforcing distracted driving laws in Richmond, B.C., was…
Five-hour days, vacation cash among work perks at B.C. tech companies
VANCOUVER – From vacation cash to luxury cars, some technology companies in British Columbia are…
B.C. study says kids not eating enough veggies, fruit, dairy during school hours
VANCOUVER – Parents tasked with preparing school lunches might reach for convenient packaged foods, but…
Greens push to end ‘speculative’ sales of farmland to foreign buyers in B.C.
VICTORIA – The leader of the Green party in British Columbia wants to see the…
Police identify over 90 persons of interest in teen homicide in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – Police say they have identified more than 90 persons of interest involving…
Fines issued for violating B.C. campfire ban after photo circulates
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service says a $1,150 ticket for violating a…
Campfire bans, backcountry restrictions lifted in B.C. as wildfire risk drops
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Restrictions on travel to British Columbia’s backcountry and bans on campfires…
Wildfire forces evacuation affecting about 1,100 people east of Kelowna, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An evacuation order affecting about 1,100 people living east of Kelowna, B.C.,…