Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. RCMP identify twin brothers as B.C. bank shooting suspects
VICTORIA - Twin brothers in their early 20s were responsible for the shooting that injured numerous police officers at a bank in Saanich, B.C., earlier this week, RCMP alleged Saturday. Mounties spoke...
Jul 02, 2022
B.C.'s River Forecast Centre downgrades flood watch for the Upper Fraser River
VANCOUVER - The River Forecast Centre has downgraded its flood watch in the Upper Fraser River, issued Wednesday, back to a high streamflow advisory. It says this includes areas from Prince George and...
Jul 01, 2022
Squamish Hospital maternity patients diverted to other facilities amid staff shortage
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The health authority for the Vancouver area says expectant parents in Squamish, B.C., may be diverted to other health-care facilities in the region this month due to what it calls a "...
Jul 01, 2022
Police describe car with 'multiple' explosives involved in B.C. bank shooting
SAANICH, B.C. - RCMP have described a vehicle linked with two robbery suspects killed in a shootout with police outside a bank in Saanich, B.C., where six officers were wounded. Cpl. Alex Brub says mu...
Jun 30, 2022
Engine problems with BC Ferries vessel snarl start of holiday weekend travel
VICTORIA - BC Ferries says an engine problem on a major vessel travelling between Vancouver Island and the mainland has resulted in service cancellations between Nanaimo and Horseshoe Bay. Spokeswoman...
Jun 30, 2022
B.C. police watchdog orders review of proposed discipline
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has ordered a review by a retired judge into a disciplinary decision against an officer who allegedly disobeyed orders during an investigati...
Jun 30, 2022
Evacuation alert issued for Barnston Island along B.C.'s Fraser River
VANCOUVER - An evacuation alert has been issued for a small island along British Columbia's Fraser River due to possible flooding from swelling waters after rainfall and snowmelt. Metro Vancouver has ...
Jun 30, 2022
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
Jun 30, 2022
Vancouver plans for removal of beached barge, months after it washed up during storm
VANCOUVER - A timeline has finally been announced for the removal of a huge barge that wedged itself onto a beach in Vancouver's English Bay last November. A statement from the City of Vancouver says ...
Jun 29, 2022
New flood watch, high stream advisories, evacuation alerts as rains swell B.C. rivers
VANCOUVER - Recent heavy rains across British Columbia's central and southern Interior are swelling river levels in many areas, prompting a renewed flood watch and more high streamflow advisories. The...
Jun 29, 2022