Category Archives: British Columbia
Flood of atmospheric rivers in B.C. cost $675 million in insured damage: bureau
VANCOUVER - November's floods in British Columbia that swamped homes and farms, swept away roads and bridges and killed five people are now the most costly weather event in provincial history. The Ins...
Jun 15, 2022
Teams search for Kelowna, B.C., woman and dog, missing after walk along surging creek
KELOWNA, B.C. - A search is underway for a woman who has not been seen since setting out for a walk near a surging creek that is now causing localized flooding in Kelowna, B.C. Kelowna R-C-M-P say 31-...
Jun 15, 2022
Some highlight quotes from the B.C. money-laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER - The final report from the money laundering inquiry looking into cash from organized crime being filtered through British Columbia casinos and the real estate industry says the provincial g...
Jun 15, 2022
Some southern B.C. flood watches downgraded as two communities declare emergency
VANCOUVER - Local states of emergency are in effect in two southern British Columbia communities and evacuation alerts have been posted elsewhere as run-off from recent heavy rain reaches rivers. Howe...
Jun 15, 2022
B.C. money laundering public inquiry report, recommendations to be released
VANCOUVER - A report being released today is expected to explain how billions of dollars in suspected illegal cash was funnelled into British Columbia's real estate sector, casinos and luxury car mark...
Jun 15, 2022
SPCA seizes 123 cats and dogs from filthy trailer in Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - Three small dogs and 120 cats found in filthy and unsafe conditions in a trailer in Fort St. James, B.C., have been seized by the SPCA. The society says the bodies of another 13...
Jun 14, 2022
Cash, hard drive, passport hidden in home of Amanda Todd extortion suspect: officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch police officer has described finding cash, a passport and a hard drive hidden inside a stereo in the home of the man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Aman...
Jun 14, 2022
Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - The fire-ravaged community of Lytton, B.C., will get $77 million from the federal government to help it rebuild a fire-resistant and energy-efficient community. Harjit Sajjan, the minis...
Jun 14, 2022
Rain continues to fill run-off swollen southeast B.C. rivers, raise flooding concerns
VANCOUVER - A small community in the southeast corner of British Columbia is the latest to declare a local state of emergency as heavy rain and a late spring thaw combine to swell rivers across many p...
Jun 14, 2022
Two dead, including alleged hostage taker who was shot by police, in B.C.
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Two people are dead in Campbell River, B.C., including one man killed by RCMP. Police say in a statement they were called Monday to a report of a homicide at a local marina with...
Jun 13, 2022