Category Archives: British Columbia
Woman, child dead in Tuesday's B.C. highway crash involving six vehicles
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say the people who died in Tuesday's multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 were a local woman and a child. A statement from RCMP Highway Patrol...
Aug 07, 2024
Boeing will spend $61M in B.C. as part of Canada's military planes contract
RICHMOND, B.C. - Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an aerospace manufacturing training facility as well as research and development. The announcement is the latest from...
Aug 07, 2024
Fraser River's landslide waters to reach Hope, B.C., and Lower Mainland today
VANCOUVER - High waters that flowed over top of a massive landslide in British Columbia's Chilcotin River are churning in the Fraser River towards British Columbia's Lower Mainland today. Emergency Ma...
Aug 07, 2024
Crane collapses in Vancouver as fire crews battle multiple blazes
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services say a crane has collapsed on a construction site as crews battle multiple blazes that broke out Tuesday in the city's west side. Firefighters are working...
Aug 06, 2024
Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in B.C. results in fatalities, injuries: RCMP
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's Highway Patrol says people have died and "multiple others" have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. It says the crash happened aroun...
Aug 06, 2024
B.C. to see a return to seasonable temperatures, but wildfire risk remains
VANCOUVER - The director of provincial operations for the BC Wildfire Service says the province has seen about 10,000 lightning strikes over the last seven days, primarily in the Kamloops Fire Centre ...
Aug 06, 2024
Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance
VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board says an audit of the BC Timber Sales program and timber sales license holders in the Boundary region found "significant issues" with road and bridge maintenance. ...
Aug 06, 2024
Four-year-old girl drowns in pond at Chilliwack, B.C., leisure centre
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a four-year-old girl has drowned in a pond at a leisure centre. Police say they received a report of the drowning at the water park of the Chilliwa...
Aug 06, 2024
Modelling shows water from dam caused by B.C. slide to reach Fraser River Tuesday
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it's keeping a close eye on river flows as a "big pulse" of debris and sediment-laden water is expected to work its way down to the Fraser River after a massive la...
Aug 06, 2024
Is Singapore's housing model a realistic solution for Canada's affordability woes?
VANCOUVER - Urban planner Louisa-May Khoo says she got a sense of deja-vu when British Columbia Premier David Eby announced the BC Builds housing program earlier this year. Khoo, a University of Briti...
Aug 06, 2024