Category Archives: British Columbia
Open burning banned across B.C. to curb human-caused wildfires
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says large open burning will be banned across the province to prevent human-caused wildfires. Under the province's fire ban designations, Category 2 and 3 open burn...
May 18, 2023
400 cars keyed at B.C. dealership causing estimated $500,000 in damage, RCMP say
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who they say keyed about 400 vehicles at a car dealership in the city. Police say that between Jan...
May 18, 2023
WestJet strike talks remain at a "critical impasse", airline to start parking planes
CALGARY - With less than 24 hours to go before a strike deadline, WestJet's CEO, the leaders of its pilots' union, the federal labour minister and a federal mediator are still talking at a Toronto-are...
May 18, 2023
Have you forgotten a fortune? B.C. team wants to return millions to rightful owners
VANCOUVER - In an era inundated with scams involving mysterious princes or easy fortunes - if you just hand over a few bucks in advance - you're probably right to be wary of anyone offering free money...
May 18, 2023
B.C. municipal employee dies on the job after being hit by vehicle
OAK BAY, B.C. - A municipal worker on Vancouver Island has died on the job after being hit by a vehicle. Police in Oak Bay, a suburban community outside Victoria, confirm the man employed by the distr...
May 17, 2023
Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen's neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl's neck to preserve a...
May 17, 2023
Wildfire advance paused as wind shift aids firefighters near Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A change in wind direction aided firefighters working overnight as they managed to prevent two out-of-control wildfires from advancing closer to Fort St. John in northeast Britis...
May 17, 2023
Vancouver police say woman assaulted on busy beach by man claiming to be masseuse
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says a woman was sexually assaulted on a busy beach on Sunday by a man claiming to be a massage therapist. Police say in a news release the woman in her 40s...
May 17, 2023
B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the victim sustained "blunt force" scalp and head injuries before she...
May 16, 2023
Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia as unseasonably warm temperatures swell rivers in many areas of the province. The River Forecast Cent...
May 16, 2023