Category Archives: British Columbia
One person dies in Vancouver tour bus accident: Police
UPDATE: Vancouver Police say one person is dead after an accident involving a tour bus in the city's downtown. Police issued a news release saying that a 49-year-old man died on Sunday when the bus hi...
Aug 13, 2017
Music festival that was cancelled due to wildfire is back on for a final night
SALMO, B.C. - A weekend music festival in southern British Columbia that was cancelled due to an encroaching wildfire is now back on. Organizers of the Shambhala Music Festival say in an email that da...
Aug 13, 2017
Once-feted B.C. auto insurer is a wreck, no clear path to a lasting fix
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's once-celebrated public auto insurer has become a financial train wreck, its critics say as studies into the beleaguered Crown corporation call for dramatic rate hikes an...
Aug 13, 2017
Three main factors push up insurance rates for B.C. drivers: ICBC
VANCOUVER - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is under pressure on three fronts, all of which are contributing to a sharp increase in proposed rates for drivers, spokeswoman Joanna Linsang...
Aug 13, 2017
Cariboo Regional District Chair Al Richmond praises quick-thinking evacuees
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - Cariboo Regional District Chair Al Richmond is praising Cariboo-Chilcotin residents for evacuating their homes quickly Saturday night. Lightning strikes sparked two new wildfires ne...
Aug 13, 2017
Lightning strikes Cariboo Chilcotin region, numerous properties evacuated
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District issued a number of evacuation orders Saturday night. The orders were made due to the Hanceville-Riske Creek fire growing in size as well new fires s...
Aug 13, 2017
Wildfire in British Columbia forces music festival to wrap up one day early
SALMO, B.C. - A wildfire has forced a popular music festival in southern British Columbia to end early and organizers say the decision will be a costly one. Organizers for the Shambhala Music Festival...
Aug 13, 2017
More Canadian Armed Forces on the way to help wildfire fight
KAMLOOPS - With weeks of B.C’s fire season remaining and no relief from hot,dry conditions in sight, the Province has requested additional help from the Canadian Armed Forces. Up to 300 firefigh...
Aug 12, 2017
B.C. minister apologizes to former LNG advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's jobs minister is taking back what he says were inaccurate statements about a former advocate for the province's liquefied natural gas program. Jobs, Trade and Technology ...
Aug 12, 2017
Shambhala Music Festival under evacuation alert due to moving wildfire
SALMO, B.C. - Attendees at a popular electronic music festival are subject to an evacuation alert after a wildfire jumped the Salmo River. The B.C. Wildfire Service issued an evacuation alert Saturday...
Aug 12, 2017
