Category Archives: British Columbia

Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in B.C. results in fatalities, injuries: RCMP
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's Highway Patrol says people have died and "multiple others" have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. It says the crash happened aroun...
Aug 06, 2024

B.C. to see a return to seasonable temperatures, but wildfire risk remains
VANCOUVER - The director of provincial operations for the BC Wildfire Service says the province has seen about 10,000 lightning strikes over the last seven days, primarily in the Kamloops Fire Centre ...
Aug 06, 2024

Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance
VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board says an audit of the BC Timber Sales program and timber sales license holders in the Boundary region found "significant issues" with road and bridge maintenance. ...
Aug 06, 2024

Four-year-old girl drowns in pond at Chilliwack, B.C., leisure centre
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a four-year-old girl has drowned in a pond at a leisure centre. Police say they received a report of the drowning at the water park of the Chilliwa...
Aug 06, 2024

Modelling shows water from dam caused by B.C. slide to reach Fraser River Tuesday
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it's keeping a close eye on river flows as a "big pulse" of debris and sediment-laden water is expected to work its way down to the Fraser River after a massive la...
Aug 06, 2024

Is Singapore's housing model a realistic solution for Canada's affordability woes?
VANCOUVER - Urban planner Louisa-May Khoo says she got a sense of deja-vu when British Columbia Premier David Eby announced the BC Builds housing program earlier this year. Khoo, a University of Briti...
Aug 06, 2024

B.C. landslide: Evacuation order north of where Chilcotin and Fraser rivers merge
Authorities in British Columbia have issued an evacuation order for an area just north of where the Chilcotin River meets the Fraser River because of the danger of flooding caused by a landslide. In a...
Aug 05, 2024

Over-top move of water at B.C. landslide site expected within hours, says government
VICTORIA - British Columbia's emergency management ministry says water is expected to start moving over the top of the massive landslide site currently blocking the Chilcotin River within hours. The m...
Aug 04, 2024

Trudeau makes unscheduled stop at Vancouver's Pride events does not walk in parade
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unscheduled stop today at Vancouver's Pride festivities but did not walk in the annual downtown parade. Trudeau walked a block in city's West End befo...
Aug 04, 2024

Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area
VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...
Aug 04, 2024