B.C.

• Parole Board details B.C. sex offender’s ‘pattern’ of breaching court conditions

  Parole Board revokes release of sex offender Randall Hopley, calling him an "undue risk" after he fled a halfway house day of his prison release in May.

  Canada

  Aug 23
  
• Now-cancelled tsunami advisory shows we ‘know we’re ready,’ B.C. premier says

  A tsunami advisory has been cancelled for all of B.C. after a major earthquake hit Russia's Far East region, one of the strongest quakes ever recorded.

  Canada

  Jul 30
  
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• B.C. councillor proposes motion to request safe injection site’s closure

  Nanaimo councillor Ian Thorpe plans to ask council to formally request Island Health close the supervised drug use site near city hall amid concerns over local disorder.

  Canada

  Jul 27
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• B.C. cabinet minister says she’s ‘fortunate’ to have just half a dozen death threats

  B.C. infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says she won't be deterred after a blast at her office and highlights growing concerns over safety for elected officials.

  Politics

  Jul 5
• B.C. can pursue class-action suit on opioid providers, top court rules

  The Supreme Court of Canada decision today is another step toward a potential cross-country action by governments that paid to treat patients who took the addictive drugs.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2024
• 38 daily temperature records fell in B.C. on Saturday as warm weather continues

  B.C. set dozens of temperature records on Saturday as a warm spell continues. Hope went one step further than setting its own record — at 23.6 C, it was the hottest place in Canada

  Weather

  Mar 17, 2024
• Recent B.C. snow welcome, but long-term drought concerns linger

  Lower-than-usual snowfall resulting in a thin snowpack has heightened concerns about another year of drought, with spring on the way in B.C.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2024
• Prince Harry wraps up B.C. visit, promises ‘epic week’ for next year’s Invictus Games

  Competitors from 23 nations will take part in next year's Games in Vancouver and Whistler, to be held from Feb. 8 to 16.

  Sports

  Feb 17, 2024
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• Temperature records toppled by several degrees in cities across B.C.

  It was an unusually soggy and warm couple of days in cities across B.C., which in some cases were toppled by a significant margin.

  Weather

  Jan 29, 2024
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• 17 temperature records broken in B.C. on Saturday as cold snap continues

  A total of 17 communities across the province recorded their coldest-ever temperatures for Jan. 13, including 10 in the Interior region.

  Weather

  Jan 14, 2024