Category Archives: British Columbia

Smoke from B.C. wildfire supports expert's conclusions for nuclear winter
VANCOUVER - Unprecedented smoke from British Columbia's wildfires in 2017 is helping scientists model the potential impacts of nuclear war on the Earth's climate, says a study from Rutgers U...
Aug 08, 2019

Mayor of B.C. town of murder suspects urges patience and understanding
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two murder suspects is urging patience as police complete their investigation into the deaths of five people. Medical examin...
Aug 08, 2019

Evacuation alert for 206 properties as wildfire grows in southern Okanagan
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning in British Columbia's southern Interior doubled in size over a 24-hour period to about 2.5 square kilometres. More than 100 peopl...
Aug 08, 2019

Bodies of Port Alberni murder suspects recovered in Manitoba
NANAIMO - The Canada-wide manhunt for two Port Alberni teens accused of murder is now over. Manitoba RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy announced search teams found bodies believed to be Kam M...
Aug 07, 2019 Manitoba RCMP searched through difficult terrain in northeastern stretches of the province to find the pair. (RCMP)

B.C. jail added to properties under alert as southern Okanagan wildfire grows
VANCOUVER - A wildfire burning in steep and rocky terrain in British Columbia's southern Okanagan is defying containment efforts and has grown to nine square kilometres in size. BC Wildfire Serv...
Aug 07, 2019

Three southern resident killer whales declared dead plunging population to 73
VANCOUVER - Three southern resident killer whales have been declared dead by the Center for Whale Research, bringing the population down to 73. The dead killer whales are a 42-two-year-old m...
Aug 07, 2019

Finning Q2 profit up on strong sales across its regions and efficiencies in Canada
VANCOUVER - Finning International Inc. says its second-quarter net income was up 11 per cent from the same time last year amid strong sales in all its regions and improved efficiencies following restr...
Aug 07, 2019

Three federal leaders march together at Vancouver Pride
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extolled on the importance of unity as he marched in Vancouver's annual Pride parade with two of his political rivals on Sunday. The prime minister took the o...
Aug 06, 2019

Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon: Wilkinson
VANCOUVER - Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia's Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait downstream and an estimated two million more sockeye are abo...
Aug 06, 2019

Evacuation alert for 206 properties as wildfire grows in southern Okanagan
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning in British Columbia's southern Interior doubled in size over a 24-hour period to about 2.5 square kilometres. More than 100 peopl...
Aug 06, 2019