Category Archives: British Columbia

Highway 1 closed eastbound south of Boston Bar
HELLS GATE, B.C. - The Trans-Canada Highway eastbound is closed south of Boston Bar due to a jackknifed semi. Drive BC is reporting that the incident is between Anderson River Mainline and Thomas Road...
Kayla Derkach Dec 28, 2018

Police release suspect photos in connection to Chase RBC fire
CHASE, B.C. - Police in Chase are releasing more information about a suspicious fire at the community’s Royal Bank branch this past summer. In the early morning hours of Aug. 12, Chase RCMP resp...
Kayla Derkach Dec 27, 2018

BCLC accepting wagers for the New Year's baby
VANCOUVER - The BC Lottery Corporation has introduced a unique bet. B.C. bettors can lay money down on which hospital in the province will be home to the first baby of 2019. 24 hospitals are available...
Kayla Derkach Dec 26, 2018

UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of 'tree canopy' bus shelters
VANCOUVER - Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits. Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry student, said she and several other s...
Kayla Derkach Dec 25, 2018

Watch Santa move across the world this evening
NORTH POLE - From Australia all the way to right here in Kamloops, Santa’s busiest night of the year is kicking off. You can watch all of Saint Nick’s travels on the NORAD Santa Tracker, a...
Kayla Derkach Dec 24, 2018

Residents of Saturna Island, B.C., getting together for Christmas dinner
SATURNA ISLAND, B.C. - Lorna Archer-Quinn will be joining other residents of Saturna Island in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia for a warm community dinner on Christmas. A 12-year resident of th...
Kayla Derkach Dec 24, 2018

Squamish RCMP raid large-scale illegal cannabis operation
SQUAMISH - RCMP have raided what they say was a “large-scale” illegal cannabis and extract operation in British Columbia’s Squamish Valley. Police say they executed a search warrant ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 23, 2018

Thousands in British Columbia facing more days without power: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER - Crews continue to repair fallen transformers and restring hydro lines after last week’s powerful windstorm in southwestern British Columbia, but officials say some customers will rem...
Kayla Derkach Dec 23, 2018

Oil and Gas Commission finds fracking behind recent northeastern BC earthquakes
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Oil and Gas Commission have made a bit of a surprise admission — that the three earthquakes last month in northeastern British Columbia were caused by fracking. The pro...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2018

Nanaimo residents urged to stop using water after powerful windstorm
NANAIMO, B.C. - The City of Nanaimo has a dire message to its residents: don’t use the City’s water supply. Director of engineering and public works Bill Sims said storm related issues imp...
Kayla Derkach Dec 21, 2018

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