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'Let the chips fall': New B.C. party's leader vows to go where others won't

VICTORIA — The interim leader of B.C.'s newest political party says it will raise issues other parties won't dare to touch.

Jun 13, 2025 5:08 PM Read more >

Boa constrictor Bailey, reported missing at Tofino beach, turns up in owner's kayak

VICTORIA — Bailey the boa constrictor has turned up safe in its owner's kayak after being reported missing at a beach in Tofino, B.C., this week.

Jun 13, 2025 4:51 PM Read more >

B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to 'combat the globalist assault'

Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial political party.

Jun 12, 2025 7:15 PM Read more >

Thunderstorms, rain and hail predicted for southeastern B.C.

VANCOUVER — Thunderstorm warnings and watches have been posted for a large section of southeastern B.C., cautioning residents that lightning, strong winds, hail and heavy rain are all possible.

Jun 12, 2025 3:58 PM Read more >

'Do the moral thing': RCMP appeal to those with 'intimate knowledge' of boat crash

NORTH VANCOUVER — Police in British Columbia say there may still be people with "intimate knowledge" who haven't come forward to speak about the boat crash that killed a 10-year-old boy.

Jun 12, 2025 1:57 PM Read more >

B.C. forecasters issued high water advisories for numerous Interior rivers

VICTORIA — British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisories for a large swath of waterways in the province.

Jun 11, 2025 6:46 PM Read more >

City of Burnaby, B.C., to apologize to Chinese Canadians for past discrimination

A formal apology is being planned by the City of Burnaby, B.C., for its role in discrimination toward people of Chinese descent who lived and worked in the city between 1892 and 1947. It has scheduled the event for Nov.

Jun 11, 2025 4:42 PM Read more >

Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

VICTORIA — A business leader on ferry-dependent Vancouver Island says BC Ferries made a "strongly informed decision" in hiring a Chinese shipyard to build four new major vessels. Both the NDP government and B.C.

Jun 11, 2025 1:25 PM Read more >

Heat eases in parts of B.C., persists in Interior, as more temperature records fall

Environment Canada has lifted special weather statements about a record-breaking hot spell for much of the province, including Metro Vancouver and Victoria.

Jun 11, 2025 10:03 AM Read more >

Six-foot boa constrictor slithers away at beach in Tofino, B.C.

VICTORIA — A six-foot-long boa constrictor is on the loose after slithering away at Tofino's Chesterman Beach on Vancouver Island's West Coast.

Jun 10, 2025 5:15 PM Read more >