British Columbia

The British Columbia government says it is improving its rebate program for electric vehicles to make them more affordable and accessible. 

Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important.

A growing wildfire in British Columbia’s Okanagan area, about 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton, has prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of properties in the area.

Forecaster Warren Dean recalls feeling helpless as a deadly heat dome hovered over British Columbia last summer. 

British Columbia's public safety minister says the latest round of shootings in public spaces has been "unsettling" for residents.

An advocate with Human Rights Watch says he hopes British Columbia's decision to end its immigration detention arrangement with Canada Border Services Agency will create a "domino effect" across the country.

Boosted coast guard facilities and increased safeguards for Canada's coastal environments are part of an expanded $3.5-billion marine program that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dubbed the "Oceans Protection Plan 2.0."

The federal government is providing $870 million to support recovery efforts after destructive flooding in British Columbia last November, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced on Monday, July 18, 2022.

The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers with a lighter than normal crop.

British Columbia's wildfire service has warned that warmer and drier weather expected throughout this week could fuel potentially volatile conditions as crews battle an out-of-control fire just west of the village of Lytton.

British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this fall with the expectation that new vaccines tailor-made to fight the Omicron variant will be available.

By studying the so-called mean temperature of restaurant seafood, scientists have shown how the species that grace our plates have changed with time.

A year after the heat dome event that killed billions of plants and animals in British Columbia, scientists say ecosystems are recovering, but could be transformed forever if such events become more frequent.

A plan to tear down and replace British Columbia's provincial museum was put on hold indefinitely on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, by Premier John Horgan who admitted he miscalculated public support for the $789 million project.