Category Archives: British Columbia
Elephant Hill fire slowly creeps towards Highway 24
CARIBOO, B.C. - Heavy winds could push the Elephant Hill wildfire closer to Highway 24. Fire Information Officer Claire Allen says southwest winds are expected to kick up to 40 kilometres an hour this...
Sep 02, 2017
Vancouver library goes graphic, picking cartoonist as writer-in-residence
VANCOUVER - A library in British Columbia is colouring outside the lines with its writer-in-residence program and showing people that literature can be more than words on a page. Cartoonist Miriam Lib...
Sep 02, 2017
Multiple charges laid against Trail man
TRAIL, B.C. - Multple charges have been laid against a Trail man following the investigation into several incidents including the assault of an elderly man. South East District Corporal Dan Moskaluk s...
Sep 02, 2017
Evacuation order issued for properties along Highway 24
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - An evacuation order has been issued for properties along the Highway 24 Corridor due to the threat of the Elephant Hill wildfire. The TNRD says the order replaces the South of H...
Sep 02, 2017
Crown land ban in effect near Osoyoos due to wildfire
OSOYOOS, B.C. - The public is restricted from accessing Crown Land in the vicinity of the Diamond Creek wildfire as of Thursday August 31st. The fire is currently burning approximately 70 kilometres w...
Sep 01, 2017
Three dead in separate Metro Vancouver shootings just 12 hours apart
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police say a man and woman have died in what appears to be a targeted shooting in Langley, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the shootings happened just after 5:30 a...
Sep 01, 2017
B.C. First Nations occupy a second salmon farm as company raises safety concerns
PORT HARDY, B.C. - Members of two British Columbia First Nations say they have occupied a salmon farm on a small island on the province's coast, the second such protest to be held in the past week. Ch...
Sep 01, 2017
Provincial state of emergency further extended
VICTORIA, B.C. - The provincial state of emergency has been extended to September 15th. It’s the fourth time it’s been extended with previous extensions on July 19, August 4th, and August ...
Sep 01, 2017
Crown land closed within Rocky Mountain Resource District due to fire risk
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - All Crown land within the Rocky Mountain Resource District is closed to the public due to the extreme fire danger rating. The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations ...
Sep 01, 2017
Province offers free tuition for kids in foster care
NANAIMO, B.C. - School is about to get a lot cheaper for former youth in care. On Friday Premier John Horgan announced young people leaving foster care will receive free tuition for all 25 public post...
Sep 01, 2017
