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Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

VICTORIA — Recent snowfall at higher elevations in British Columbia has given a boost to the record low snowpack, but the risk of declining stream flows and drought conditions this summer still remains, says a top River Forecast Centre official.
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Police watchdog investigates woman's death in Burnaby, B.C.

Police watchdog investigates woman's death in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody.
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Updated: Whistler RCMP conducting 'ongoing investigation' in multiple neighbourhoods

Updated: Whistler RCMP conducting 'ongoing investigation' in multiple neighbourhoods

No risk to public safety, police say
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Premier Eby says province 'committed' to abolish Vancouver park board

Premier Eby says province 'committed' to abolish Vancouver park board

Eby: "While there remain some details to be addressed, we are confident they will be resolved in the coming months."
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Breaking through the B.C. government’s polling secrecy

Breaking through the B.C. government’s polling secrecy

Controversy surrounds government-funded polling ahead of B.C. elections
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NDP leader talks pharmacare, child care during visit to qathet

NDP leader talks pharmacare, child care during visit to qathet

Jagmeet Singh meets with day-care operator, Tla’amin Nation officials and local residents during day-long trip
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B.C. Supreme Court confirms class-action lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark over flushable wipes

B.C. Supreme Court confirms class-action lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark over flushable wipes

Manufacturer said its recalled products failed to meet its "high-quality standards" and could contain the bacterium Pluralibacter gergoviae.
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Cryptocurrency scams in Surrey surge in early 2024

Cryptocurrency scams in Surrey surge in early 2024

Surrey RCMP received reports of cryptocurrency fraud totalling $12 million in 2023 but have already reached $3.2 million of reported losses in the first two months of 2024.
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Second World War-era movie being shot this week near Prince George

Second World War-era movie being shot this week near Prince George

Breakthrough explores unlikely bond between soldiers on opposite sides during Battle of the Bulge
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Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in 'precision farming' project

Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in 'precision farming' project

KELOWNA, B.C. — Drones and robots will be put to work in the orchards of Kelowna this spring as part of a pilot project to promote what the equipment maker calls "precision farming." The city is collaborating with B.C.
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