Disaster
‘The fire was just raging’ evacuee describes fleeing Okanagan wildfires
VERNON — Atlyn Becker remembers the hills glowing orange around her on Saturday as her…
‘Everything is gone’ in images showing wildfire damage outside Clinton, B.C.
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — There was little left besides twisted metal, blackened trees, the…
97-year-old man on scooter dies in crash with bus in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA — A 97-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., has died in a crash between his…
First Nation evacuees fleeing wildfire face safety risks in Toronto, leaders say
TORONTO — In a Toronto hotel off Highway 401, a bag check station screening for…
Surrey, B.C., police officer cleared in crash en route to scene that killed jogger
SURREY — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog has cleared a Surrey, B.C., officer of criminal…
Destruction of properties near Clinton may be worst in B.C.’s fire season so far
A regional official says structures on about 20 properties have been “impacted” by an out-of-control…
Vancouver Island man charged after truck crashes into vehicles, killing man on road
FANNY BAY — A Vancouver Island man has been criminally charged in a fatal crash…
B.C. crews use drone in controlled burn during wildfire fight, in Canadian first
Fons Raedschelders said he “shed a very happy tear” over the weekend after wildland firefighters…
Tributes pour in for Halifax engineering professor who died after a road accident
HALIFAX — Tributes are pouring in for a Dalhousie University engineering professor and cyclist described…
Roughrider player had alcohol, cannabis in SUV going wrong way before deadly crash
REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughrider player Jayden Dalke was driving on the wrong side of a…
B.C. wildfire tally surges past 100 as lightning transforms fire season in a flash
The wildfire season in British Columbia has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes…
Canadian Transportation Agency approves Lac-Mégantic bypass construction
MONTREAL — The Canadian Transportation Agency has approved the construction of a bypass to divert…
Fatal motorcycle crash closes Sea to Sky Highway north of Vancouver for hours
SQUAMISH — A female motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on British Columbia’s Sea…
Fatal crash between motorcycle and sedan reported on Highway 1 west of Chase, B.C.
CHASE, B.C. — Police in the British Columbia Interior say a motorcycle rider is dead…
Teen badly hurt in latest in a series of electric dirt bike, scooter crashes in B.C.
BURNABY — A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a crash in Metro Vancouver…