Category Archives: British Columbia
Unrelenting heat, wind, lightning, keep firefighters, homeowners anxious in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Hot, dry conditions, gusty winds and a chance of lightning are expected to keep wildfire crews in British Columbia watchful this weekend. The BC Wildfire Service said its weather forecaster...
Jul 28, 2017
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says she intends to resign
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark will resign as leader of the provincial Liberal party. Clark made her intentions known in a brief statement. She says she informed her caucus ...
Jul 28, 2017
Slow and steady return to Williams Lake underway
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Thousands of people who rushed out of their homes as a wildfire neared Williams Lake are being allowed to return to the Interior British Columbia city, but with a warning that th...
Jul 27, 2017
B.C. premier says Canada-U.S. close to deal on softwood; intense negotiations
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says Canada and the United States are close to reaching a softwood lumber trade deal that could come as early as next month. Horgan made the comments Th...
Jul 27, 2017
Western Forest Products indefinitely curtails Vancouver Island sawmill
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX:WEF) says it's indefinitely curtailing operations at one of its mills on Vancouver Island. The company said in a statement that the Somass sawmill in Port...
Jul 27, 2017
Second supervised injection site to open in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Drug users in Vancouver now have the option of using a third federally sanctioned supervised injection facility. The service will be provided daily starting Friday at the Powell Street Get...
Jul 27, 2017
B.C. court says four men accused of human smuggling not guilty
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found four Sri Lankan men not guilty of human smuggling. Justice Arne Silverman said Thursday that while there was evidence of organized crime in...
Jul 27, 2017
Williams Lake evacuation order partially lifted, alert still in place
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Lake City have been given the all clear to return home after being forced out on Saturday, July 15th. The city still remains on evacuation alert. Both the south ...
Jul 27, 2017
RCMP confirm body found in southeastern B.C. is that of Alvin Dunic
VANCOUVER - The body of a 57-year-old man has been recovered from a creek in southeastern British Columbia, almost two months after he disappeared. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says Creston RCMP confirm that the...
Jul 27, 2017
Horgan travels to Washington, D.C., to talk softwood with Trump trade reps
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is in Washington D.C. for two days of meetings with Trump administration's top trade officials, where he intends to press to resolve the softwood lumber trade dispute be...
Jul 27, 2017
