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Child who prompted Porter Airline flight cancellation not at fault, passenger says
The child whose refusal to buckle up prompted the cancellation of a Porter Airlines flight…
Girl remains missing after falling from paddleboard into Cultus Lake, B.C.
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they have not been able to find a…
NASA aircraft flies high over B.C. wildfires to study pyrocumulonimbus clouds
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A high-altitude research aircraft from NASA flew over British Columbia’s…
Here’s a look at ridings where voters can expect federal byelections to be called
OTTAWA — Voters in a number of ridings across the country will be asked to…
Woman dead in B.C. wildfire as grim video reveals village in ruins
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PENTICTON — The wildfire raging near Okanagan Lake in British Columbia’s southern Interior claimed the…
First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith, to halt pipeline advancement
A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and…
Photo Gallery: B.C. wildfire forces thousands to flee
The Bald Range wildfire, west of Summerland, B.C., exploded in size to more than 100…
Confusion and anger in wake of tainted evidence and a failed B.C. murder case
AGASSIZ — Gena Edwards, president of the BC Native Women’s Association, said that when Frederick…
‘Like doomsday’: Thousands flee explosive B.C. wildfire as RCMP report possible death
PENTICTON — RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating a possible death in the…
The latest on the wildfire burning near Summerland, B.C.
Thousands of residents in the British Columbia communities of Summerland and Peachland have been chased…
Man injured in overnight shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating an overnight shooting that left…
Here’s a list of B.C.’s most destructive wildfires seasons
VANCOUVER — A ferocious fire has forced thousands of residents out in Summerland and Peachland…
Why some B.C. farmers stay to fight, despite wildfire evacuation orders
When Tom Davison’s son-in-law invested in firefighting equipment for their orchard near Vernon, B.C., after…
Officials urging British Columbia residents to obey wildfire evacuation orders
Officials in the Central Okanagan are urging people who have remained in their homes in…
Evacuations underway as new Okanagan, B.C., wildfire explodes in size
SUMMERLAND — Evacuations are underway around Summerland, B.C., after a new wildfire west of Okanagan…
Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers
OTTAWA — The federal government said Friday it is selling 10 of its used CC-130H…
B.C. police launch wildfire arson investigations, as blazes raise trauma in Shuswap
Terry Evans was driving home from picking up groceries with his wife on the north…
Metro Vancouver bus operators reject tentative deal again, to begin job action
VANCOUVER — The union representing Metro Vancouver transit bus operators says its members have rejected…
No consideration of charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in fatal arrest: IIO
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog agency says it doesn’t believe an Abbotsford officer committed…
$18,000 in fines for 4 people caught illegally shellfish harvesting in B.C.
COURTENAY — The Fisheries Department says it has wrapped up a three-year investigation into illegal…
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes off Haida Gwaii coast in B.C. waters
MASSET — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck off British Columbia’s coast, with shaking reported…
Grizzly bear attack in B.C. area leaves 72-year-old woman with serious injuries
LILLOOET — A 72-year-old woman attacked by a grizzly bear in a remote area of…
Hiker found alive after being stranded for three days on cliffside in B.C.
COMOX — A hiker in his 20s who went missing since Monday on Vancouver Island…
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
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On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that…