Category Archives: British Columbia
Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver
RICHMOND, B.C. - An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel con...
Aug 18, 2021
Man arrested after allegedly stealing bait car in West Kelowna
A 22-year-old man from Kelowna is facing a number of charges after allegedly stealing a bait car in West Kelowna. At around 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18, West Kelowna RCMP received an alert from ...
Aug 18, 2021
Evacuation order rescinded for 45 properties near Westwold, Paxton Valley
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order in place for 45 properties in the area of Paxton Valley, Monte Lake and Westwold.Residents of the following propertie...
Aug 18, 2021
Some evacuation orders downgraded as cooler weather brings wildfire reprieve to B.C.
Several days of showers and cooler weather have dramatically cut the wildfire danger in British Columbia, especially in the hard-hit southern Interior, but drought conditions are expected to return wh...
Aug 18, 2021
Canadian Armed Forces soldier sentenced for bizarre unwanted touching incident in Qualicum Beach
NANAIMO - New Year's Day was far from a leisurely stroll in the woods for two women approached by a drunken off-duty soldier.Brodie William Tyrrell Smith, 24, pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge of ...
Aug 18, 2021
Meng extradition hearing enters final day; judge expected to reserve her decision
VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is expected to wrap up today with lawyers for Canada's attorney general making their final submissions in the case that has soured Canada's relationship ...
Aug 18, 2021
State of Emergency extended in B.C. due to wildfires
The ongoing wildfire issue has forced the British Columbia government to extend the provincial state of emergency through to the end of the day on August 31, 2021."We've seen several large fires sprea...
Aug 17, 2021
COVID-19 cases continue rising in Island Health, 24 new
NANAIMO - The steady increase of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continues.Island Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases within the health authority on Tuesday, Aug. 17. This is down from the 37 new p...
Aug 17, 2021
Interior Health records 205 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region rose to 3,084 Tuesday as 205 new cases were confirmed. The new cases are part of the 501 identified throughout the province and there ...
Aug 17, 2021
B.C. reports 501 new cases of COVID-19 as active infections near 5,300
VICTORIA - British Columbia has reported one more death and 501 new cases of COVID-19. The number of active infections is up to nearly 5,300, with about 58 per cent located in the Interior Health regi...
Aug 17, 2021
