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RCMP make 11 arrests at old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – Another 11 people have been arrested by RCMP enforcing an injunction…
Evacuations slow as B.C. welcomes out-of-province firefighters to help
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Emergency response staff who are charged with supporting residents threatened by some…
Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – While Environment Canada is investigating the possibility that a tornado…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating man’s death in Surrey RCMP cell
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog says it is investigating the death of a…
Two police officers stabbed, one suspect treated for Taser injuries in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Two police officers have suffered serious injuries while responding to a call on…
Metro Vancouver real estate sales eased in June as benchmark price was flat
VANCOUVER – The real estate market in Metro Vancouver eased in June from its record-setting…
RCMP working to identify cause of Lytton, B.C., fire as two deaths confirmed
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties are on the scene in Lytton, B.C., working to determine what…
Officials say two bodies discovered in Lytton, B.C., after wildfire
The BC Coroners Service says two people were found dead in the village of Lytton,…
Coroner says two feared dead in wildfire that ravaged Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s chief coroner says preliminary reports suggest two people have died…
Cannabis farmers forced to react as heat, wildfires take their toll on crops
It used to be common to see Tyler Rumi and his B.C. cannabis farm staff…
B.C. coroner says 719 deaths in a week during heat wave, but number could jump
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief coroner says 719 sudden and unexpected deaths have been reported…
B.C. reports 84 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths as officials warn about heat
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say two more people have died and 84 new…
Evacuee fled barefoot from wildfire that destroyed most homes in Lytton, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A woman who escaped a ferocious wildfire that tore through the village…
Telus sets up mobile cell tower for Lytton, B.C. emergency crews
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. says its has deployed emergency communications equipment to support local authorities…
Fire destroys most homes and buildings in Lytton, B.C.; some residents missing
Residents of a community in British Columbia’s Interior desperately searched for loved ones and tried…
B.C. business operators cautiously excited about return to near-normal
VANCOUVER – The buzz of full restaurants and tills ringing will start to become familiar…
Wildfire leads to evacuation order in B.C. village that set Canadian heat wave record
LYTTON, B.C. – A fast-spreading wildfire led to an immediate evacuation order Wednesday night for…
Canada-wide warrant issued for man on statutory release for manslaughter
VANCOUVER – A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man police say allegedly committed…
Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific…
B.C. nations say 182 unmarked graves found in cemetery near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Two First Nations say a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the…
Attorney general says HSBC evidence isn’t relevant to Meng’s extradition case
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for Canada’s attorney general are urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to…
B.C. residents should still wear masks in indoor public places: top doctor
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor is encouraging people to continue wearing masks in all…
B.C. premier says ‘extraordinary results’ mean most restrictions being lifted
VICTORIA – British Columbia will move toward a return to normal life on Canada Day…
Ottawa to close about 60 per cent of commercial salmon fisheries to conserve stocks
VANCOUVER – The federal government says it will close several commercial Pacific salmon fisheries in…