Category Archives: British Columbia
Family of lion dancers ready to roar at Vancouver’s Chinatown Spring Festival
VANCOUVER - After Jun Ing performed as a lion dancer for the first time in Vancouver's Chinese New Year parade in the 1980s, he remembers wishing it had lasted longer. Ing was dazzled by the crowds th...
Jan 02, 2017
Vancouver weather still not great
VANCOUVER - Icy roads are making driving treacherous in some parts of Metro Vancouver this morning. There are reports of icy side streets in a number of areas and drivers are urged to slow down and le...
Jan 02, 2017
Snowmobiler killed in avalanche near Valemount, B.C.
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Police say a snowmobiler has died after he was caught in an avalanche near Valemount, B.C. RCMP say they were called about the slide near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta Friday...
Dec 31, 2016
Entangled deer gets helping hand from B.C. Mountie
COLWOOD, B.C. - A British Columbia Mountie who usually handles dogs, found himself wrangling a deer this week. RCMP in the West Shore detachment on southern Vancouver Island received a call from a Col...
Dec 31, 2016
Search for missing snowshoers on Vancouver’s North Shore called off after 5 days
VANCOUVER - Police say search crews have run out of places where they can safely look for two men missing since Christmas Day in the back country of Vancouver's North Shore Mountains. West Vancouver p...
Dec 31, 2016
Lillooet-area resident dies in early morning crash at Pavilion Lake
LILLOOET, B.C. - Winter weather and speed are believed to be involved in the death of a Lillooet-area female this morning at Pavilion Lake. RCMP were called out just before 8:00 AM this morning after ...
Dec 30, 2016
Avalanche situation steady heading into New Year's weekend
KAMLOOPS - The storm activity that has washed over the BC Interior this week has brought a lot of snow to the Columbia and Cariboo mountain ranges. Even so, Avalanche Canada Forecasting Program Superv...
Dec 30, 2016
Crash kills truck driver near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - UPDATE- RCMP have released more details regarding a fatal two vehicle crash just outside Ashcroft this afternoon. In a news release, police say they attended just after 12:00 Noon aft...
Dec 30, 2016
Oliver, Emma and Olivia top baby names
VICTORIA - For the first time, Oliver has climbed to the front of list for names of baby boys in BC. The Vital Statistics Agency says its latest tally for names shows that Emma and Olivia were the mos...
Dec 30, 2016
Trans Canada closures for avalanche control today
VERNON, B.C. - Heavy snow and numerous accidents shutdown the Coquihalla and Trans Canada highways last night for a few hours and travel won’t be much better today on either. There are compact s...
Dec 30, 2016
