Category Archives: British Columbia

More evacuation orders in the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE - After several days of fairly stable activity on B-C’s 138 wildfires, shifts in wind and weather have forced the Cariboo Regional District to expand evacuation orders for two rura...
Kayla Derkach Aug 18, 2017

State of emergency will end today unless government extends it
VANCOUVER - The state of emergency declared in response to the raging wildfires in British Columbia is set to expire today unless officials choose to extend it. Robert Turner with Emergency Management...
Kayla Derkach Aug 18, 2017

Ex neo-Nazi urges parents to talk to kids about their take on Charlottesville
VANCOUVER - A former neo-Nazi from Vancouver says the violence in Charlottesville, Va., presents an opportunity for parents and educators to become more aware of how easily youth can be lured into a s...
Kayla Derkach Aug 18, 2017

B.C. daycare operator defends youngsters from attempted abduction
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Martial arts training might not be the first thing a daycare worker would list on a resume, but six youngsters in central British Columbia are safe because the operator of their ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 18, 2017

Green Party not totally on board with NDP minimum wage plan
VICTORIA - B-C’s Green party isn’t entirely on board with the N-D-P’s recent announcement of raising the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour by 2021. Green leader Andrew Weaver says t...
Kayla Derkach Aug 17, 2017

Ryan Reynolds leads moment of silence for stuntwoman on ‘Deadpool 2’
VANCOUVER - "Deadpool 2" star Ryan Reynolds and director David Leitch led a moment of silence on the film's set Wednesday to honour the stuntwoman killed in a crash during production earlier this week...
Kayla Derkach Aug 17, 2017

B.C.’s wildfire season surpasses 1958 record for amount of land burned
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia's wildfires have destroyed a record amount of forest, brush and grassland, surpassing the devastation of nearly 60 years ago. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Serv...
Kayla Derkach Aug 17, 2017

Bonaparte, Criss Creek residents return home
KAMLOOPS - There is good news for some of the residents forced out of their homes by the massive Elephant Hill wildfire west of Kamloops. As of 4 o’clock this afternoon, the Thompson-Nicola Regi...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

First Nations 'fire watchers' aid fire fight at Skeetchestn Reserve
SAVONA, B.C. - The 168,000 hectare Elephant Hill Wildfire burns a mere 4 km from the edge of the Skeetchestn Reserve, an area that was evacuated nearly two weeks ago. As approximately 250 residents we...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

Federal minister touts long term government response to BC wildfire crisis
KAMLOOPS - The federal minister in charge of Ottawa’s response to the BC wildfire crisis says government needs to come up with short term and long term responses to the catastrophe. Carla Qualtr...
Kayla Derkach Aug 16, 2017

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