Category Archives: British Columbia
Crews working to restore power to parts of B.C.'s south coast hammered by high winds
VANCOUVER - Crews were making headway restoring electricity to thousands of customers across British Columbia's south coast after a fierce windstorm. Environment Canada says wind gusts of around 90 ki...
May 19, 2022
B.C. judge issues decision in fraud, breach of trust case of former legislature clerk
VANCOUVER - The former clerk of the British Columbia legislature is expected to hear a judge's ruling today following a Vancouver trial that ended in March. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes, of ...
May 19, 2022
Police identify the two killed in a fire that razed Vancouver hotel built in 1907
Vancouver police have identified two people who died in a fire that destroyed a historic building in the city's Gastown neighbourhood last month. Police say 68-year-old Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay, wh...
May 18, 2022
Wind knocks out power, weather warnings issued for southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Strong winds from an unseasonable storm have knocked out power to thousands on Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland. Environment Canada posted wind warnings on Wednesday...
May 18, 2022
Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. He has spent the past year grieving. A member of the Bonaparte Indian...
May 18, 2022
Cases of rare, deadly flesh-eating disease spike in Nanaimo & Oceanside dogs
Editor's Note: This story contains graphic images of dogs being treated for necrotizing fasciitis. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - It's a rare bacterial infection which is proving life-altering...
May 18, 2022
A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May
VANCOUVER - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced in May last year that the remains of as many as 215 children were found using ground-penetrating radar around the former Kamloops Indian Residential Sc...
May 18, 2022
A report into Lytton, B.C., wildfire suggests more community fireproofing needed
VANCOUVER - A report on the wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton concludes the disaster couldn't have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response. The report, pub...
May 17, 2022
Trevali reports no survivors found in refuge chamber after Burkina Faso mine flood
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says none of the eight workers missing since the Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso flooded a month ago were able to reach an underground refuge chamber. The company says res...
May 17, 2022
Rain and strong wind expected to lash southwestern B.C.: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - An unseasonably strong low-pressure system is heading toward southwestern British Columbia, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and snow at higher elevations. Environment Canada has issued s...
May 17, 2022