Category Archives: British Columbia
Gaza protesters at University of Victoria clearing encampment after trespass notice
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says pro-Palestinian protesters are dismantling an encampment after almost three months at the campus. The school had issued a trespass notice over the weekend, s...
Jul 22, 2024
Stall and crash in plane in B.C. renews safety board call to Transport Canada
RICHMOND, B.C. - A crash of an Air Nootka De Havilland plane on Vancouver Island last year has reopened a debate between the Transportation Safety Board and the federal government over stall warning s...
Jul 22, 2024
Residents back home after evacuations in Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A fast-moving wildfire on the edge of the City of Williams Lake in British Columbia's central Interior triggered evacuations as water bombers swooped low over...
Jul 22, 2024
City of Williams Lake declares local state of emergency as wildfire approaches
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake declared a state of local emergency due to a wildfire that ignited just outside of the city Sunday (Jul. 21).In a news release issued Sunday evening, th...
Jul 22, 2024
Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon closed by Shetland Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Shetland Creek wildfire has closed the Trans Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek.At around 5:30 p.m. Sunday (July 21), DriveBC an...
Jul 21, 2024
More evacuation orders in B.C. as heat wave aids lightning-triggered wildfires
Several lightning-triggered wildfires have forced authorities in British Columbia to issue evacuation orders as the province's southern and eastern regions swelter in a heat wave. The BC Wildfire Serv...
Jul 21, 2024
Second B.C. university issues trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria in British Columbia says it has begun the process of removing the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, telling protesters they are trespassing on school property...
Jul 21, 2024
Calmer winds quiet Shetland Creek fire behaviour; Highway 1 remains open
ASHCROFT. - Updates provided by municipal authorities in the villages of Ashcroft and Cache Creek Saturday (July 20) lend some reasons for hope in the fight against the Shetland Creek wildfire.The fir...
Jul 20, 2024
Motorcyclist killed in crash with fire truck in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A motorcyclist has died after a collision involving a Vancouver fire truck responding to a call. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say in a statement that the crash happened this afternoon ne...
Jul 20, 2024
Trudeau and family head to British Columbia for vacation in unnamed location
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to British Columbia on Sunday, where he will be on vacation with his family until Aug. 1. A government official says the Prime Minister's Office is not...
Jul 20, 2024