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FortisBC is working on a transformer fire that knocked out power from Rock Creek to Greenwood
Power was knocked out in parts of southern British Columbia Tuesday morning after a transformer fire broke out near 800 Murray Street in Midway. The transformer...
Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine
An Alberta-based oil company has been fined $45,000 for failing to decommission two wells in British Columbia. In its decision, handed down April 16, 2024, the...
Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told
B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has told a B.C. strata to repay all the fines it levied against a tenant after deciding his alleged puffing violated its...
Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative
On a rainy Friday this month, industry executives and government officials were sitting on the fourth floor of a Vancouver casino hotel. From the stage, a pitch...
Material made by B.C.’s Aluula being used in space habitats
A Victoria composite materials company that developed a super-strong, lightweight polyethylene material used in a range out outdoor recreation equipment could...
B.C. massage school must pay Muslim man $10,000 in discrimination case
B.C.’s Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Fort St. John spa school to pay a Muslim man $10,000 after finding it discriminated against him on religion,...
Quesnel, B.C. pulp mill sold to Atlas Holdings in U.S.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX,NYSE:WFG) has sold pulp mills it owns in B.C. and Alberta to Atlas Holdings for $164 million. West Fraser today announced it...
'Historic' law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature
The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday. The...
Two BC ferries expand pet-accessible areas
Now, even Rover can enjoy the stunning vistas of Howe Sound and the Strait of Georgia when travelling on BC Ferries. The Queens of Surrey and Coquitlam, two...
B.C. man found with fentanyl and nearly $75K gets conditional sentence
A Langley man has been given a conditional sentence after Williams Lake police seized $74,680 in cash, powdered fentanyl and over 800 fentanyl pills. Stephen...
B.C. man pleads guilty to murdering his wife
A B.C. man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife nearly two years later. Inderjit Sandhu, 48, entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder on April 19 at...
Winds put tiny community of Endako under wildfire threat
Shifting winds triggered an evacuation alert for the tiny community of Endako in central British Columbia over the weekend, as fears of a long wildfire season...
Burgess Creek blaze grows to 1,600 hectares due to strong winds, drought: BCWS
UPDATE: 12:15 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service says strong winds and dry conditions fuelled the rapid spread of the Burgess Creek wildfire, which quickly grew to...
Police still trying to identify woman killed in crash on B.C. highway
A female pedestrian who was killed during a collision in Abbotsford has not been identified. Abbotsford police officers responded to a collision on April 20 at...
Vancouver police avert unsanctioned Sunset Beach 420 event, seize cannabis products
A planned cannabis celebration this weekend at Sunset Beach, the usual location for such events on April 20, didn't proceed, as Vancouver police moved...
'Public safety is a priority': Man allegedly stabbed by stranger near White Rock Pier
A man was allegedly stabbed by a stranger in White Rock and police are looking for the suspect. On April 21 at 9 p.m., White Rock RCMP officers responded to a...
Kayak found in the U.S. but brothers who left D'Arcy Island remain missing
The kayak belonging to two brothers who went missing while paddling between D’Arcy Island and Island View Beach has been found in the San Juan Islands,...
Preliminary hearing starts for man accused of fatal stabbing at B.C. Starbucks
A preliminary inquiry for a B.C. man accused of murdering a father at a downtown Vancouver Starbucks began in Vancouver Provincial Court April 22. Inderdeep...
Multiple early season wildfires burning in B.C.'s Cariboo and Prince George regions
Wildfire season is off to an early start in British Columbia's central Interior and Cariboo regions, with at least one fire listed as out of control and...
Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.
The Abbotsford Police Department says it is investigating a fatal collision involving an unidentified female on Highway 11, known locally as the...