Category Archives: British Columbia
Rain, snow help crews fight two wildfires in British Columbia
VERNON, B.C. - Cool and wet weather is helping crews fighting two wildfires in British Columbia. A fire discovered Tuesday in the Okanagan, northwest of Lumby, was fanned by high winds and officials h...
May 24, 2017
No arrests as woman dies following targeted shooting in east Vancouver
Vancouver has recorded its eighth homicide of 2017. Vancouver Police Const. Jason Doucette says 33-year-old Janice Nicole Bryant died following a targeted shooting early Tuesday evening. Doucette says...
May 24, 2017
Final vote count due today in B.C. election; still no majority government
VICTORIA - The New Democrats are widening a lead in Vancouver Island's crucial Courtenay-Comox riding, where the results could determine the next British Columbia government. The latest Elections BC a...
May 24, 2017
Barriere emergency department closed today
BARRIERE, B.C. - Interior Health says the emergency department in Barriere will be closed today. According to a news release, the closure is due to “unexpected temporary limited staffing availab...
May 24, 2017
Government moves to protect sea floor mountain and thermal vents off B.C.’s coast
BURNABY, B.C. - The federal government is taking the first step in protecting an area that contains rare, chimney-like hydrothermal vents off British Columbia's coast. The Ministry of Fisheries and Oc...
May 24, 2017
BC Hydro makes progress restoring power after southern B.C. wind storm
VANCOUVER - A BC Hydro technician is unhurt but his truck was crushed by a falling tree while he tried to restore power in a Vancouver neighbourhood as a windstorm tore across southern British Columbi...
May 24, 2017
Fire near Lumby triggers evacuation alerts
LUMBY, B.C. - Crews have been monitoring a wildfire northwest of Lumby. It started in the area of Cooper's Mountain Tuesday evening, and was spread by strong winds. At last report, 8 hectares had been...
May 23, 2017
B.C. election outcome still murky, two weeks after voters go to the polls
VICTORIA - The final count in British Columbia's tight and inconclusive election will be known on Wednesday, but the possibility of a judicial recount means the actual outcome might not be known for w...
May 23, 2017
Residents blame sea lion incident on people, not the animal or harbour authority
RICHMOND, B.C. - Jocelyne Dramisino says she made her little cousin watch a hair-raising online video before taking her to a Vancouver-area wharf on Tuesday where days earlier a sea lion yanked a youn...
May 23, 2017
B.C. nurses' union says candidates can't run in election due to misleading info
VANCOUVER - BC Nurses Union elections have been marred by disunity after the removal of three candidates' names from the ballot before voting begins. The candidates vowed to take their case to the pro...
May 23, 2017
