Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government announces new programs, police standards for sexual assault
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is updating policing standards in response to sexual assaults to ensure more effective investigations and improved outcomes for survivors. The province also...
Jul 24, 2023
Showers for much of B.C., but evacuation orders, alerts grow in drought-ridden south
VANCOUVER - For the first time in more than a month, showers and cooler weather are reaching parched sections of British Columbia, potentially bringing some respite for crews battling hundreds of wild...
Jul 24, 2023
Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in the U.S., sped through the Peace Arch border crossing and crashed in British Columbia is now in custody. They say RCM...
Jul 23, 2023
Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area has grown to 18-square kilometres in size. The Ross Moore Lake fire, first discov...
Jul 23, 2023
Wildfire threats continuing to grow across B.C.
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working hard to keep up with a growing number of wildfires across the province. The Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops has put the B.C. Interior c...
Jul 23, 2023
Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute today to the 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month. Devyn Gale died on July 1...
Jul 22, 2023
Union leadership will advise members to accept offer to end port strike
VANCOUVER - The union representing port workers across British Columbia says it will recommend voting yes on the terms of a tentative deal to its membership.The International Longshore and Warehouse U...
Jul 22, 2023
Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting in Oliver, B.C.
OLIVER, B.C. - Mounties in the southern Interior of British Columbia are asking for the public's help after the body of a 29-year-old man was found. Oliver RCMP are hoping that anyone who was in the R...
Jul 22, 2023
Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert
BELLA COOLA, B.C. - DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in both directions due to a wildfire that has grown to more than 25-square kilometres in size. The BC Wildfire Service says fi...
Jul 22, 2023
Police launch tip line in missing B.C. children's alleged abduction
SURREY, B.C. - Police have launched a dedicated phone line and email account to gather tips for the Amber Alert case involving two missing British Columbia children alleged to have been abducted by th...
Jul 21, 2023