Category Archives: British Columbia
Western Canada heat wave to stretch into Saskatchewan, then Manitoba
A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan today. Environment Canada meteorologist Jennifer Smith says a ridge of...
Jul 09, 2024
Three bodies recovered from B.C. park where mountaineers went missing: RCMP
SQUAMISH - Mounties in Squamish say three bodies have been recovered from the area of Garibaldi Provincial Park where three mountaineers went missing last month. In a statement released by the RCMP, B...
Jul 08, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protest camp at UBC has been dismantled
VANCOUVER - A pro-Palestinian protest camp that had occupied a sports field at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus for more than two months has been dismantled. Dozens of tents had b...
Jul 08, 2024
Four dead after crash involving semi-trailer carrying timber in B.C.'s West Kootenays
NEW DENVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in British Columbia's West Kootenay region say four people are dead after a crash that closed a stretch of Highway 6 for 11 hours. Slocan Lake RCMP say it happe...
Jul 08, 2024
Scorching summer heat hits Canada, remnants of hurricane Beryl on the way
MONTREAL - Sweltering summer weather is blanketing much of the country today, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. Temperatures in ...
Jul 08, 2024
Environment Canada to provide update on heat wave as temperatures in B.C. remain high
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a heat wave brought in by a "ridge of high pressure" is expected to persist over dozens of regions in B.C. until about mid-week. The weather office issued more than...
Jul 08, 2024
Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon
VANCOUVER - An important salmon habitat will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in British Columbia's lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help o...
Jul 08, 2024
Temperatures over 30 degrees expected in Alberta, most of Saskatchewan
EDMONTON - Heat warnings have been issued throughout Alberta and much of central and northern Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says the two Prairie provinces will experience temperatures of at least 3...
Jul 08, 2024
IHIT investigating 'suspicious death' of 45-year-old man in Hope, B.C.
HOPE - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed after a "suspicious death" in Hope. It says Mounties responded to a police report of a dead person on Friday and arri...
Jul 07, 2024
Strike notice by B.C. ship and dock foremen contravenes the Canada Labour Code: CIRB
VANCOUVER - The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has rescinded an industry-wide lockout notice after the Canada Industrial Relations Board found a looming strike by a union representing ship ...
Jul 07, 2024