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B.C. budgets $15 million for FireSmart projects in 2027
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (161+ words) Published 5:29 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Ty Lim/Kelowna Capital News The B.C. government will be offering a total of $15 million in 2027 to support wildfire risk reduction projects in individual communities. The funding was announced on Sunday, Sept. 13 and is part of…...
Former northwest B.C. teacher banned following sexual relationship with former student
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (425+ words) Published 2:12 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Rod Link/Terrace Standard WARNING: This article contains details about a sexual assault and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the 24-hour…...
Southbound B.C.-Washington border crossings fall 49%
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (376+ words) Published 7:39 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Southbound trips from B.C. into Washington State took another sharp drop during the Labour Day weekend, new figures show, with half as many on this side of the Canada-U.S. border making the trip. Numbers for the Peace…...
VIDEO: Natural born killer whales: Sooke man witnesses North Saanich orca hunt
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (755+ words) Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 On game night, it’s easy to pick a side to cheer for. When the stakes are life or death – and both sides are icons of Greater Victoria’s waters – choosing who to champion is not so easy....
Woolly dog pelt on loan to B.C. museum from the Smithsonian
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (550+ words) Published 4:07 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 The only known surviving pelt of the woolly dog is returning to B.C. for a period. The University of BC says the pelt, which has spent more than a century in storage, is coming the closest it…...
New BC SPCA behaviour centre opens in Cowichan
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (394+ words) Published 10:22 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 A new facility designed to give some of B.C.’s most vulnerable animals a second chance opened its doors on Vancouver Island this week. The BC SPCA officially celebrated the grand opening of its Vancouver Island Animal…...
5 former B.C. Conservative MLAs to form new party, leadership vote to be held
1+ week, 3+ day ago (921+ words) Published 7:18 am Friday, September 4, 2026 Five former B.C. Conservatives are banding together to form a new party ahead of the fall legislative session. Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird, Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus announced Friday…...
Defections continue as Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA McInnis quits B.C. Conservatives
1+ week, 4+ day ago (561+ words) Published 1:12 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis is quitting the B.C. Conservative caucus, becoming the second MLA to leave on Wednesday and the ninth to go in less than a month as dissatisfaction with party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay grows....
Campfire ban to be lifted across Vancouver Island and South Coast
1+ week, 5+ day ago (372+ words) Published 9:42 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Victoria News staff Campfire prohibitions will be lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre starting Thursday (Sept. 3), as wildfire danger continues to decline following recent rainfall and cooler temperatures. Effective at noon, Category 1 open-fire prohibitions, which…...
B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay names former MLA as new chief of staff
1+ week, 4+ day ago (82+ words) Published 12:58 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 B.C. Conservatives Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has a new chief of staff after Chris Delaney resigned from the role. Findlay announced Thursday (Sept. 2) that Delaney had offered his resignation and she has accepted. Reann Gasper, former Abbotsford-Mission MLA,…...