British Columbia

Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border

SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in the U.S., sped through the Peace Arch border crossing and crashed in British Columbia is now in custody. They say RCM...

Jul 23, 2023

Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and around the Kamloops area has grown to 18-square kilometres in size. The Ross Moore Lake fire, first discov...

Jul 23, 2023

Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute today to the 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month. Devyn Gale died on July 1...

Jul 22, 2023

Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting in Oliver, B.C.

OLIVER, B.C. - Mounties in the southern Interior of British Columbia are asking for the public's help after the body of a 29-year-old man was found. Oliver RCMP are hoping that anyone who was in the R...

Jul 22, 2023

Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert

BELLA COOLA, B.C. - DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in both directions due to a wildfire that has grown to more than 25-square kilometres in size. The BC Wildfire Service says fi...

Jul 22, 2023

Police launch tip line in missing B.C. children's alleged abduction

SURREY, B.C. - Police have launched a dedicated phone line and email account to gather tips for the Amber Alert case involving two missing British Columbia children alleged to have been abducted by th...

Jul 21, 2023

Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend. Environment Canada...

Jul 21, 2023

Uncertainty at B.C. ports continues as possible deal emerges in labour dispute

VANCOUVER - The uncertainty at British Columbia ports persists as a union local for workers says that a tentative agreement has been reached between a union bargaining committee and employers, the lat...

Jul 21, 2023

B.C. firefighter numbers increase to more than 2,500, with 100 Brazilians here today

VICTORIA - British Columbia is expecting the arrival of 100 firefighters from Brazil today, adding to the province's growing international wildfire force. BC Wildfire Service spokesman Cliff Chapman s...

Jul 21, 2023

Parched conditions push B.C.'s wildfire battle south, as rain brings relief in north

VICTORIA - British Columbia's wildfire fight is set to move toward the province's more populated southern areas amid hot and windy weather, while cooler temperatures and rain are expected to bring som...

Jul 20, 2023