Category Archives: British Columbia

Man suffers serious burns in assault, vehicle theft, says Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with serious burns after he was assaulted Friday afternoon in the community of Whalley. Police say they responded to a report of an assault at 10200...
Dave Barry Aug 03, 2024

Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...
Aug 03, 2024

B.C. makes flood plans for possible 'worst case' if landslide bursts from river
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that doesn't take debris down the riv...
Dave Barry Aug 03, 2024

Airspace closed around Chilcotin River landslide
WILLIAMS LAKE - Authorities implemented a no-fly zone around the Chilcotin River landslide Friday (Aug. 2). A social media post from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), says a NOTAM has been put in place ...
Dave Barry Aug 02, 2024

Hot weather for B.C. long weekend expected to dry out forest fuels
The BC Wildfire Service says it now considers eight of the more than 300 fires burning across the province as "wildfires of note," as crews prepare for hot and dry conditions in the south of the provi...
Aug 02, 2024

Vancouver's July home sales slid 5% from last year, listings up 20%
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver Realtors says last month's home sales in the region dropped five per cent from a year ago, even as the number of new listings jumped 20 per cent. The real estate body say...
Aug 02, 2024

Telus Corp. reports Q2 net income up from year ago
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. says its net income attributable to common shares came in at $228 million in its second quarter, 14 per cent higher compared with the same time last year. The telecommunication...
Aug 02, 2024

First Nation chief says B.C. landslide doubled in size, sparks concerns
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of Williams Lake First Nation says a landslide of debris that has dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior has nearly doubled in size since Wed...
Dave Barry Aug 02, 2024

Massive B.C. landslide could mean new barriers for struggling salmon
VANCOUVER - An expert on British Columbia's salmon populations says the massive landslide that blocked off part of Canada's largest sockeye salmon run has created an unprecedented situation potentiall...
Aug 02, 2024

Eight people charged after drug-trafficking investigation in Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say a yearslong drug-trafficking investigation has led to charges against eight people, as well as the seizure of illicit drugs, drug-making ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 01, 2024