British Columbia

Three dead in late night boating incident on Seton Lake near Lillooet

LILLOOET, B.C. - A weekend boating incident on Seton Lake near Lillooet claimed three lives, and investigators are still trying to determine what happened.In a news release, RCMP say the incident took...

Jun 28, 2021

NRGH pediatricians bust out their favourite moves

NANAIMO - Anyone paying a visit to the pediatrics department of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in the last month saw something unexpected.Everyone in the department practiced their dance moves and ...

Jun 28, 2021

Lytton sets all-time temperature record for Canada amid blistering heat wave

LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia has smashed the all-time record for maximum temperature recorded in Canada, Environment Canada said Sunday.A temperature of 46.1 C was recorded in Lytton, B.C., the age...

Jun 27, 2021

Temperature in Lytton, B.C., breaks all-time Canadian high set in 1937

VANCOUVER - The temperature in a village in British Columbia's southern Interior reached a scorching 46.1 C this afternoon, marking a new all-time high recorded in Canada. The reading from Environment...

Jun 27, 2021

Departure Bay students explore and mark Linley Valley trails

NANAIMO - The criss-crossing trails of the Linley Valley are now much less confusing and intimidating for a young Nanaimo class.Grade 7 students from the Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School on Tuesday...

Jun 27, 2021

International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes

VANCOUVER - A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver's Simon Fraser University says she's "freaking out step-by-step" as she navigates hurdles to get her education, made ...

Jun 27, 2021

Some vaccine recipients to be sent elsewhere due to extreme heat in B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health is diverting clients away from some COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics due to extremely high temperatures in the region. The health unit says the move is important to pr...

Jun 27, 2021

Structure fire spreads to wildfire 'being held' in B.C.'s southern Interior

PEACHLAND, B.C. - Some properties were evacuated and others placed on alert as crews fight a fire now classified as being held in the town of Peachland in B.C.'s southern Interior. The Central Okanaga...

Jun 26, 2021

Air quality advisory in effect for parts of Vancouver, Fraser Valley amid heatwave

VANCOUVER - An air quality advisory is in effect for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the central Fraser Valley amid a wave of extremely hot and sunny weather. The federation that represents 21 mu...

Jun 26, 2021

Two more churches burn in South Okanagan

PENTICTON - Two more Catholic churches in the South Okanagan have burned to the ground, raising the total to four in the last week.On Saturday, June 26, at 3:52 a.m., Princeton RCMP received a call th...

Jun 26, 2021