British Columbia

Crane collapses in Vancouver as fire crews battle multiple blazes

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services say a crane has collapsed on a construction site as crews battle multiple blazes that broke out Tuesday in the city's west side. Firefighters are working...

Aug 06, 2024

Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in B.C. results in fatalities, injuries: RCMP

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's Highway Patrol says people have died and "multiple others" have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. It says the crash happened aroun...

Aug 06, 2024

B.C. to see a return to seasonable temperatures, but wildfire risk remains

VANCOUVER - The director of provincial operations for the BC Wildfire Service says the province has seen about 10,000 lightning strikes over the last seven days, primarily in the Kamloops Fire Centre ...

Aug 06, 2024

Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance

VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board says an audit of the BC Timber Sales program and timber sales license holders in the Boundary region found "significant issues" with road and bridge maintenance. ...

Aug 06, 2024

Four-year-old girl drowns in pond at Chilliwack, B.C., leisure centre

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a four-year-old girl has drowned in a pond at a leisure centre. Police say they received a report of the drowning at the water park of the Chilliwa...

Aug 06, 2024

B.C. sees 'significant amount of instability and bank failures' after slide

British Columbia officials say there is a risk of more landslides and bank erosion as a large lake of water and debris flows past a landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River for days. The latest prov...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 06, 2024

Modelling shows water from dam caused by B.C. slide to reach Fraser River Tuesday

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it's keeping a close eye on river flows as a "big pulse" of debris and sediment-laden water is expected to work its way down to the Fraser River after a massive la...

Aug 06, 2024

Is Singapore's housing model a realistic solution for Canada's affordability woes?

VANCOUVER - Urban planner Louisa-May Khoo says she got a sense of deja-vu when British Columbia Premier David Eby announced the BC Builds housing program earlier this year. Khoo, a University of Briti...

Aug 06, 2024

B.C. landslide: Evacuation order north of where Chilcotin and Fraser rivers merge

Authorities in British Columbia have issued an evacuation order for an area just north of where the Chilcotin River meets the Fraser River because of the danger of flooding caused by a landslide. In a...

Aug 05, 2024

Over-top move of water at B.C. landslide site expected within hours, says government

VICTORIA - British Columbia's emergency management ministry says water is expected to start moving over the top of the massive landslide site currently blocking the Chilcotin River within hours. The m...

Aug 04, 2024