Category Archives: British Columbia
Three Lawren Harris paintings fetch over $3 million at Heffel auction
VANCOUVER - A trio of paintings by Group of Seven member Lawren Harris brought in more than $3 million at an auction in Vancouver on Wednesday night. The Heffel Fine Art Auction House says Harris's ca...
May 24, 2016
Cache Creek rebuilt a year after 'unbelievable' flooding
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A relatively quiet Saturday afternoon last May 23 quickly turned into the worst natural disaster to hit the Village of Cache Creek in more than 30 years. In less than an hour, torr...
May 24, 2016
Long weekend results in campfire violations
KAMLOOPS - The soggy long weekend led to a lot of disappointed campers within the Kamloops Fire Centre, but it didn’t keep some from being careless with their fires. Fire Information Officers in...
May 24, 2016
Cooler weather in B.C. allows province to send crews to Ontario and Alberta
KAMLOOPS - A steep decline in fire activity in British Columbia is allowing the province to loan out two teams of firefighters to Alberta and Ontario. Forests Minister Steve Thomson says the BC Wildfi...
May 24, 2016
Two webcams added near Chase, B.C. to aid highway travelers
KAMLOOPS - The provincial transportation ministry has installed a pair of webcams at Hoffman’s Bluff, allowing the public to keep tabs on how the Trans Canada Highway four-laning project is impa...
May 24, 2016
Abbotsford police arrest child-sex offender for breaking court conditions
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A woman who faced a number of court-ordered conditions for convictions involving sex offences against children has been arrested in Abbotsford, B.C. Thirty-nine-year-old Audrey Blac...
May 24, 2016
Man in hospital following police-involved shooting in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department's major crimes unit is investigating after a strange set of circumstances led to a police shooting Tuesday. Police say officers on an unrelated call were su...
May 24, 2016
B.C. funds expansion of network providing mental illness support to families
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is providing $3 million in funding for specialized support to people living with serious mental illness and their families. Health Minister Terry Lake says the money will ...
May 24, 2016
Large fire at Victoria-area townhouse complex deemed suspicious: police
SAANICH, B.C. - Police say a large fire that ripped through a Vancouver Island townhouse complex has been deemed suspicious. The blaze broke out Sunday night in a development near the University Heigh...
May 24, 2016
2 dead, 3 in hospital following multi-vehicle crash in Surrey
SURREY – A multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning took the lives of two people and sent three more to hospital. Police were called to a crash on 88th Avenue at 152nd Street at 12:30 a.m. Sunda...
May 22, 2016
