Category Archives: British Columbia
Pain drove B.C. woman and ‘thousands’ to street drugs after medication cut off
VANCOUVER - Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she was forced to buy drugs from the Downtown Eastside streets of Vancouver when her doctor stopped prescr...
Jun 25, 2017
Crews battling two wildfires in B.C.’s Northern Interior and Cariboo regions
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There are two wildfires burning in the Cariboo and Northern Interior regions of B.C. BC Wildfire Service says a containment line has been established around an out-of-control wi...
Jun 24, 2017
B.C. NDP to introduce throne speech confidence motion Monday, vote Thursday
VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrats say they will introduce an amended motion Monday that aims to defeat Premier Christy Clark's minority Liberal government. NDP house leader Mike Farnworth sa...
Jun 23, 2017
Wildfire Service issues warning
VERNON, B.C. - Hot and dry weather is in the forecast for the Kamloops Fire Centre over the next few days, so the BC Wildfire Service is preparing for increased wildfire activity and asking members of...
Jun 23, 2017
Gushing ground water delays repairs to Highway 20, near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Travellers through British Columbia's Chilcotin region will have to use a detour for the foreseeable future after a washout on Highway 20. DriveBC says the highway remains closed...
Jun 23, 2017
Carfentanil found in increasing number of urine samples, say Vancouver officials
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says its first responders are attending to an increasing number of calls linked to deaths or overdoses caused by illicit drugs. City officials say five overdose death...
Jun 23, 2017
School district makes 31 recommendations after fatal stabbing in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia school district is making 31 recommendations to improve security after a fatal stabbing last year at a secondary school in Abbotsford. A report by the Abbotsford ...
Jun 23, 2017
Fire guts string of stores along Vancouver street
VANCOUVER - Several businesses in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood were destroyed by a fire late Thursday. The fire broke out at about 8 p.m. in a string of one-storey businesses that include a ta...
Jun 23, 2017
Highlights and U-turns in the B.C. Liberals’ speech from the throne
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has introduced what could be her final throne speech. In many ways it is a drastic about-face from the platform her Liberal party ran on during last ...
Jun 22, 2017
Wind remains threat for shoreline flooding as Okanagan Lake slowly recedes
KELOWNA, B.C. - Although water levels are receding, windy conditions still pose a flood threat to lakefront properties in British Columbia's Interior. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says Okanag...
Jun 22, 2017
