British Columbia
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…
In the news: Carney, premiers to meet; wildfires continue to burn; CFL fans to mourn
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
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. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted years
George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime…
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…
Vancouver police tell how World Cup battle for the air brought down dozens of drones
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have described how controlling the air around World Cup sites during…
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…
Sentencing for man whose driving while high on mushrooms prompted 50 calls to 911
NELSON — A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls…
Visitor fought B.C. wildfire with frying pan. But it became an inferno
BOSTON BAR — Fernando Balanta says he was on a trip to the landfill in…
B.C. man indicted in U.S. fought off deportation in 2008, despite drug conviction
VANCOUVER — Court and immigration board records show that a British Columbia suspect indicted by…
Gangster Bishnoi charged with ordering Nijjar hit in B.C. as U.S. announces arrests
Police in Canada, the United States and Europe say they have unravelled several Indian crime…
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…
Congress hears drug seizures at U.S.-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on…
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…