British Columbia News

Retrieved on: 2025-09-01 18:44:03 PDT

B.C. public workers to start job action Tuesday, union says

Some of B.C.'s 34,000 public sector workers will begin job action Tuesday. Paul Finch, the B.C. General Employees' Union president, isn't revealing which public workers will be on strike, but urged the public to respect picket lines.

The Sim'oogit Laay' totem pole is returning home after almost 80 years at a UBC museum

A Nisga'a totem pole from the house of Laay' is returning to the territory in northwestern B.C. after being housed in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia since 1947.

Many fish found dead in 'bone-dry' Nelson, B.C., creek

The City of Nelson, B.C. says it had to divert water from a local creek after the main drinking water source needed an emergency repair. A resident says he found hundreds of dead fish in the dry creek as a result.

Heat warnings issued for parts of B.C. Interior, North Coast

The B.C. Wildfire Service says 4,382 lightning strikes were recorded in B.C. on Friday and Saturday.

This chemistry professor has a side hustle as a crossword creator for the New York Times

Chemistry professor by day, crossword puzzle creator by night, Mark MacLachlan shares his tricks of the trade.

Wildfires are disrupting back-to-school again. Experts call for support to plan for them

Wildfires are once again disrupting the back-to-school season for some Canadian communities. Boards need multi-level support to prepare and regularly update emergency planning, some experts say, so that if disasters happen, kids get back to class as quickly as possible.

Issues with rollout of federal disability benefit a 'slap in the face' for some recipients

Some Canadians with disabilities say a tumultuous rollout, an arduous application process and a meager payout have soured their view of the Canada Disability Benefit.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Maple Ridge, B.C.

A man has died after police say he was hit by a car on Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge, B.C., late Saturday night.

B.C. touring carnival's Zipper ride closed at fair's next stop after death in Prince Rupert

The Zipper ride, which was part of a touring carnival, will be closed indefinitely as investigations continue into the death of a worker on Tuesday.

International Overdose Awareness Day commemorated in B.C.

The day is being marked with ceremonies across B.C. on Sunday, as the province continues to lose more than 100 people each month due to unregulated drugs, amid a public health emergency declared nine years back.

Wildfire leads to evacuation alert, closures near B.C.'s Bugaboo Park

A wildfire has led to evacuation alerts and closures for the popular Bugaboo Provincial Park in B.C.'s East Kootenay region on Sunday.

Rural B.C. residents, facing $33M water repair bill, question if they can afford to stay

Residents who rely on the Sage Mesa Water System near Penticton, B.C., may have to shell out as much as a mortgage payment just to have clean water at their home.

Alberta book restrictions in schools raise alarm bells for B.C. authors

Some B.C. authors fear that proponents of book bans in British Columbia could be emboldened by Alberta’s move.

'She crushed it': 8-year-old leads climb up daunting Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C.

Reagan Goodwyn, who's been climbing since she was four years old, led the climb to the first peak of the Stawamus Chief monolith, at just over 600 metres. She then belayed her father, as he climbed up after her.

Snap a photo of glaciers in B.C. to help researchers track changes

The Icy Initiative uses photos taken by visitors to monitor glacier regression in national parks by placing phone stands at glacier checkpoints.

B.C. hikers break Guinness World Record at Cypress Mountain Resort

Officials from Guinness World Records say an event at Cypress Mountain Resort on Saturday has broken the record for the most people hiking simultaneously.

Residents turned a golf course into a public garden. 50 years on, VanDusen Botanical Garden is an urban oasis

Vancouver's VanDusen Botanical Garden is celebrating 50 years of natural wonder, thanks in part to a visionary group of 89 residents who advocated for its creation.

Commercial fishermen criticize sockeye salmon allocations in B.C. amid bountiful harvest

B.C. fishermen are having mixed reactions to this year's management of the bountiful sockeye salmon run in the Fraser River.

Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help

A couple in B.C.'s Okanagan answered hundreds of calls for a Canadian barbecue company after their number was listed as the customer service line.

Late B.C. bull rider Ty Pozzobon to be inducted into Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame

Ty Pozzobon had the first case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a disease linked to repeated brain injury that can cause depression — in a professional bull rider, prompting other bull riders to consider their safety and well-being, some choosing to wear helmets, while competing.