Category Archives: British Columbia
Three hospitals treating dozens of victims of Christmas eve bus crash near Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Medical staff at three hospitals within B.C.'s Interior Health Authority are treating victims of a passenger bus crash that occurred Christmas Eve along the Okanagan Connector southeast of ...
Dec 25, 2022
Passenger bus crash closes Highway 97C near Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Highway 97C has been closed in both directions following a crash involving a passenger bus near Merritt Christmas Eve. In a news release from the RCMP, officials say police and Emergency He...
Dec 24, 2022
BCEHS unable to proceed with patient transfers to Lower Mainland due to winter storm
PRINCE GEORGE - The severe winter storm hitting BC's coast has forced BC Emergency Health Services into pausing patient transfers until conditions improve.In a statement to CKPG News, BCEHS said condi...
Dec 23, 2022
In-person Christmas feast returns for Vancouver's most needy after pandemic halt
VANCOUVER - The Salvation Army says it will serve an in-person holiday meal to residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from ...
Dec 23, 2022
Warm-up on horizon for southern B.C., but not before more snow, ice, freezing rain
VANCOUVER - Warmer weather is set to arrive in southern British Columbia by Christmas Eve but forecasters warn it's going to get messy. Most of the province is under an extreme cold warning or winter ...
Dec 22, 2022
Extreme cold leads to record-breaking energy consumption for second time this week
VANCOUVER - For the second time this week, BC Hydro is reporting record-breaking electricity demand due to the extreme cold.BC Hydro says consumption between 5 and 6 p.m. last night (Dec.21) reached o...
Dec 22, 2022
B.C. pauses electricity connections for crypto mining, citing 'massive' consumption
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is temporarily suspending requests for electricity connections from cryptocurrency mining operations, saying the decision is aimed at preserving the power su...
Dec 21, 2022
No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review
SAANICH, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has cleared police officers who were involved in a wild shootout outside a Saanich, B.C., bank last summer that left twin brothers ...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives
VANCOUVER - Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of winter. Environmen...
Dec 21, 2022
Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos
VANCOUVER - An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. Environment Canada warns tha...
Dec 21, 2022