Category Archives: British Columbia
Police say speed, intoxication contributed to crash that killed 3 in southeast B.C.
WILMER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A single-vehicle crash in southeastern British Columbia has killed three passengers and injured the driver. RCMP say it happened Tuesday night in the community of Wilmer, no...
Jul 10, 2024
Active wildfires tick up in central B.C., risk of lightning coming to the north
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has jumped by more than two dozen to about 130 amid a heat wave, creating prime conditions for fire. There are two wildfires of note, meaning they ar...
Jul 10, 2024
Head-on crash kills family of three, including infant, in Agassiz, B.C.
AGASSIZ, BRITISH COLUMBIA - RCMP say a family of three, including a baby, has been killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in Agassiz, B.C. Police say it happened early Tuesday morning on Lou...
Jul 10, 2024
Hurricane Beryl's remnants bring rainfall warnings for Ontario and Quebec
TORONTO - Environment Canada is warning of "torrential" rain brought by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl to southern Ontario and Quebec, with downpours that could last until Thursday. The weather offic...
Jul 10, 2024
Dispute at B.C. ports may reignite over employers' push on automation: expert
VANCOUVER - An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is...
Jul 09, 2024
B.C. premier wants to better understand bail reform failing in woman's murder
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says the province worked with the federal government to change its bail rules, so he is not sure why a man with a long and violent criminal history was releas...
Jul 09, 2024
B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the province is providing millions more in funding for the new medical school at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., that aims to start classes in September ...
Jul 09, 2024
Fort Nelson First Nation orders remote B.C. site evacuated by boat due to wildfire
FORT NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Fort Nelson First Nation in northeast British Columbia has issued a wildfire evacuation order for a remote riverside reserve, telling residents and visitors...
Jul 09, 2024
Residents of Merritt, B.C., told to conserve water as city well has 'major failure'
MERRITT, B.C. - There has been a "major failure" in a well in Merritt, B.C., prompting the city to ask its residents to stop all non-essential water use. The city says in a statement that the failure ...
Jul 09, 2024
Daily heat records tumble in B.C., temperatures in southern Interior to remain high
More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior. A summary from Environme...
Jul 09, 2024