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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.

Mar 6, 2024 4:40 PM Read more >

Port Moody, B.C., police get digital crisis tool for mental health, addiction calls

PORT MOODY, B.C. — Police officers in Port Moody, B.C.

Mar 6, 2024 4:19 PM Read more >

B.C. ombudsperson calls rules that allow private roads to be made public 'unjust'

VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's ombudsperson suggests a decades-old portion of the Transportation Act has holes big enough for a logging truck to drive through.

Mar 5, 2024 5:11 PM Read more >

Longtime B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election in fall vote

VICTORIA — British Columbia's longtime Environment Minister George Heyman says he's decided not to run in this fall's provincial election.

Mar 4, 2024 4:41 PM Read more >

Multiple rescues on southwestern B.C. mountains amid heavy snowfall

WHISTLER, B.C. — Several people venturing into the mountains in southwestern British Columbia had to be rescued in separate operations over the weekend.

Mar 4, 2024 3:51 PM Read more >

B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel

VANCOUVER — The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an exposure alert to residents of Richmond and vaccination reminders to parents and spring break travellers.

Mar 4, 2024 3:26 PM Read more >

'Reckless' or 'mischief', police say fire that levelled B.C. school human caused

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police say they believe a fire last October that destroyed an elementary school in Port Coquitlam, B.C., was "criminal in nature." Coquitlam RCMP Insp.

Mar 1, 2024 2:01 PM Read more >

198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says

VICTORIA — Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an unrelenting toll that has killed more than 14,000 people since a public health emergency was declared eight years ago.

Feb 29, 2024 5:12 PM Read more >

'Very dangerous': avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British Columbia Interior into parts of Alberta, with "very dangerous" conditions forecast to persist until Monday.

Feb 29, 2024 2:58 PM Read more >

Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation

TORONTO — Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional and has now been repealed.

Feb 28, 2024 2:22 PM Read more >