Category Archives: British Columbia
Highway 1 from Cache Creek to Spences Bridge closed due to Shetland Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Shetland Creek wildfire has closed the Trans Canada Highway from Cache Creek to Spences Bridge.At around 5:30 p.m. Sunday (July 21), DriveBC announced that the stretch of Hi...
Jul 21, 2024
Fire ignites just outside of Williams Lake; city activates emergency operations centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (7:40 p.m.): The City of Williams Lake has issued an evacuation alert to properties located along Mackenzie Avenue from Highway 20 to the Jackpine Sawmill Access Road near...
Jul 21, 2024
More evacuation orders in B.C. as heat wave aids lightning-triggered wildfires
Several lightning-triggered wildfires have forced authorities in British Columbia to issue evacuation orders as the province's southern and eastern regions swelter in a heat wave. The BC Wildfire Serv...
Jul 21, 2024
Second B.C. university issues trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria in British Columbia says it has begun the process of removing the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, telling protesters they are trespassing on school property...
Jul 21, 2024
Motorcyclist killed in crash with fire truck in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A motorcyclist has died after a collision involving a Vancouver fire truck responding to a call. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say in a statement that the crash happened this afternoon ne...
Jul 20, 2024
Trudeau and family head to British Columbia for vacation in unnamed location
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to British Columbia on Sunday, where he will be on vacation with his family until Aug. 1. A government official says the Prime Minister's Office is not...
Jul 20, 2024
Wildfires erupt in B.C. with more heat and thunderstorms on the way
The number of wildfires in British Columbia has flared as more lightning storms bring the potential for further fire starts. More than 300 wildfires are burning in the province, and more than half of ...
Jul 20, 2024
Body of missing B.C. teenager found in Surrey, RCMP say death is suspicious
SURREY - Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a Langley, B.C., teenager whose body was found in the Port Kells area of Surrey. Surrey RCMP say the body of 17-year-old Wenyan Michael Zh...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. hospitals pivot to paper amid CrowdStrike global technology outage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says 50,000 devices at the province's hospitals were impacted by the CrowdStrike global technology outage, forcing hospital staff to pivot to using paper...
Jul 19, 2024
B.C. promises expanded gynecological cancer care, new programs in Surrey, Kelowna
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is bringing in new programs to address the growing demand for gynecological cancer surgical care in Kelowna and Surrey. Premier David Eby says the new servi...
Jul 19, 2024