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Authorities are asking the public to stay clear as the Bear Creek wildfire burns east of Harrison Lake
CHILLIWACK - Smoke from the Bear Creek wildfire is filling the morning sky north of Chilliwack. The fire was first reported by the Coastal Fire Centre on Tuesday (Jul. 29). It is 22 hectares in size a...
Jul 30, 2025
Ash falls on Lytton as 'very scary' fire triggers evacuation alerts
Authorities say ash has fallen on the community of Lytton as crews battle what the operations director for the BC Wildfire Service called a "very scary" blaze for the village that was almost completel...
Jul 29, 2025
Inmate serving a life sentence, dies while in custody at Mission Institution
MISSION - Corrections Canada says an inmate at the Mission Institution died in custody on July 27. Ryan Brady was 59 years old. Brady had been in custody since 1986. He began serving a life sentence o...
Jul 29, 2025
Mounties warn driving without insurance is costly following crashes near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Don't get behind the wheel of an uninsured vehicle. That was the message coming from Mounties following a pair of crashes in the Chilliwack area recently.According to the BC Highway Patro...
Jul 29, 2025
IHIT takes over investigation into the death of a resident of Menno Home in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - B.C.'s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the investigation of the death of one person and the hospitalization of another person from Menno Home in Abbotsford. T...
Jul 29, 2025
Heat Warning issued for the Fraser Canyon
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning for the area north of Hope through the Fraser Canyon. It says residents of the Fraser Canyon can expect to deal with daytime highs between 35 ...
Jul 29, 2025
Crews snuff fire along Coquihalla south of Merritt; highway reopened Tuesday
MERRITT, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to the surrounding landscape along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening (July 28) was quickly brought under control. At about 8:00 p.m. a s...
Jul 29, 2025
New wildfire south of Lytton triggers evacuation alerts from Lytton First Nation, TNRD
LYTTON, B.C. - A new wildfire start discovered south of Lytton Monday (July 28) has already grown to 150 hectares, prompting a pair of evacuation alerts. The Cantilever Bar fire erupted about 10 kilom...
Jul 29, 2025
Police investigate after body found in burning car near Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - RCMP are investigating a Sunday night vehicle fire that led to the discovery of a body inside the burned vehicle. According to a police news release, Mounties were called around 11:35 p.m...
Jul 28, 2025
Authorities working to recover the body of a teen who fell into the Coquihalla River
HOPE - Authorities are in the process of planning the recovery of the body of a 19-year-old man along the Coquihalla River near the popular Othello Tunnels. According to a police news release, Hope RC...
Jul 28, 2025