Category Archives: British Columbia
Rain, snow, freezing rain set B.C. up for soggy, sloppy, slippery start to 2020
VANCOUVER - Rain, snowfall and even freezing rain warnings cover many parts of British Columbia as the province prepares to welcome 2020 with some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for as m...
Jan 02, 2020
Three day search for skier in southeastern B.C. ends with man found alive, well
TRAIL, B.C. - Members of a southeastern British Columbia search team are celebrating 2020 with what they call an "incredible" day. South Columbia Search and Rescue president Mike Hudson says in a...
Jan 02, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court grants natural gas pipeline company interlocutory injunction
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Coastal GasLink an interlocutory injunction against members of a First Nation and others who oppose the company's natural gas ...
Dec 31, 2019
Poor weather hampering search for skier missing on southeast B.C. mountain
TRAIL, B.C. - A search is underway in southeastern British Columbia for a missing skier. RCMP in the Trail area say they received a report Monday at around 5 p.m. of a skier overdue after the man fail...
Dec 31, 2019
Tank of liquefied fish removed from ocean after waves knock it into B.C. waters
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - An ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island. Billy Vaughn of Coastal...
Dec 31, 2019
Rain, snow, freezing rain set B.C. up for soggy, sloppy, slippery start to 2020
VANCOUVER - Rain, snowfall and even freezing rain warnings cover many parts of British Columbia as the province prepares to welcome 2020 with some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for as m...
Dec 31, 2019
Owner of 19 huskies gives them up over allegations of neglect
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia SPCA has been overwhelmed with 19 huskies that were surrendered by their owner in the province's Interior. Animal control officers and the RCMP responded to a com...
Dec 27, 2019
Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...
Dec 27, 2019
Arrowsmith SAR lands huge grant to build new hall
QUALICUM BEACH - Christmas came early for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue.The Oceanside based non-profit organization was recently awarded a substantial $250,000 provincial gaming grant to allow construc...
Dec 27, 2019 $250,000 in provincial gaming grants will allow construction to begin on a new headquarters for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. Currently, the organizations five trucks, two trailers and off-road ambulance are stored throughout the Oceanside region. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
No injuries in B.C. train derailment, environmental crews assessing impacts: CN
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Canadian National says crews responded to a train derailment in eastern British Columbia on Thursday. The railway company said early reports suggest 26 railcars derailed along the tr...
Dec 26, 2019