B.C.
June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought
Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast…
Transportation Safety Board deployed in B.C. after plane crashes, catches fire
SURREY, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is deploying a team…
B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island’s Fairy Creek
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the…
Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs
Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to…
Vancouver home sales rise in May, nearing 10-year average: real estate board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says May home sales rose 15.7…
Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced…
Officer in Langley, B.C., faces charge from incidents dating back five years
VICTORIA – A Mountie who works in the Langley, B.C., detachment has been charged with…
Lululemon sees revenue, income rise in first quarter with strong international growth
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported net income of US$290.4 million for the first quarter…
British Columbia and Edmonton men face charges in Whitehorse drug raid
WHITEHORSE – Two men, one from Metro Vancouver and another from Alberta, face several charges…
B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1
VANCOUVER – Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an…
Schools warn families in Saanich, B.C., of youth gang crime as summer break nears
VICTORIA – High schools on southern Vancouver Island are warning parents to be on alert…
Vancouver council announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs
Vancouver councillors have approved the honorary street name of Komagata Maru Place for an iconic…
B.C. government to provide additional $25 million for marine restoration projects
PARKSVILLE, B.C. – British Columbia’s Environment Ministry has announced another $25 million in funding for…
AG largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites ‘minor’ shortfalls
VICTORIA – B.C’s auditor general says the province’s COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism…
Fate of Vancouver Chinatown condo project pushed to June 12 as city hearing adjourns
VANCOUVER – It will be at least two more weeks before any decision can be…