Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia-based Helijet International has agreed to donate a fully operational medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine. The helicopter airline and charter service sa...
Feb 10, 2025
Cultus Lake's Reece Howden wins ski cross gold at World Cup in Val di Fassa
TRENTINO CHIESA (ITALY)- Cultus Lake native Reece Howden has won the men's ski cross gold Sunday at the Val di Fassa World Cup. Howden finished ahead of local favourite Simone Deromedis in the four-ma...
Feb 10, 2025
Two injured in unprovoked attack at business in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey, B.C., are on the lookout for a suspect involved in two unprovoked attacks in the city that sent one person to hospital. Surrey police say the attack took place at an u...
Feb 09, 2025
Pedestrian killed in crash in Abbotsford, B.C., linked to impaired driving
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A male pedestrian is dead after he was struck by what police are describing as an impaired driver in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the crash happened this morning in the 30000 block o...
Feb 09, 2025
Man, 18, missing after falling through ice on B.C. lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - An 18-year-old man is missing after falling through the ice at a lake in British Columbia's central Interior. Salmon Arm RCMP say police were called to the scene on Shuswap Lake at ...
Feb 09, 2025
Environment Canada warns Whistler, Howe Sound to see wind chill nearing -20
WHISTLER, B.C. - Dangerous wind chill conditions that have triggered warnings in British Columbia's North Coast and Rocky Mountains regions have spread to parts of the southwest, just north of Metro V...
Feb 09, 2025
Serious head-on crash in B.C. involving 'erratic' driver sends three to hospital
ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - A head-on collision in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast region has sent three people to hospital with serious injuries and closed a major highway for hours overnight. Sunshine C...
Feb 09, 2025
Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley launch strike in labour dispute
VANCOUVER - Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley have launched strike action, shutting down services in the area after talks with their employer broke down. In a statement, Unifor - w...
Feb 08, 2025
More snow for Vancouver Island while B.C.'s North Coast faces Arctic outflow
VANCOUVER - More snowfall is in the forecast for parts of British Columbia's south coast after heavy snow battered the region earlier in the week. Environment Canada says a low-pressure system is crea...
Feb 08, 2025
'Should I just laugh?': Energy experts question Freeland's pledge to push LNG
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland's pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector ov...
Feb 08, 2025