Category Archives: British Columbia
Flooding closes Trans Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke
The Trans Canada Highway has been closed between Revelstoke and Sicamous due to flooding. According to the Ministry of Transportation, the closure is between the Woods Bridge and Summit Lake Bridge, a...
Corey Fischer Jul 02, 2020
Most B.C. residents to get higher climate action tax credit
More than 80 per cent of B.C. families will get an increased climate action tax credit starting this week.Eligible individuals will receive up to $218, children will get up to $64 and a family of four...
Corey Fischer Jul 02, 2020
White throated sparrows change their tunes from a three note to a two note
VANCOUVER - White-throated sparrows are changing their tune - an unprecedented development scientists say has caused them to sit up and take note. Ken Otter, a biology professor at the University...
Jul 02, 2020
Flood concerns rise as Environment Canada warns of extended rain through B.C. Interior
Heavy rain should be expected across a wide area of the BC Interior through Thursday evening. Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement Wednesday (July 1) evening, warning of the precipita...
Jul 01, 2020
Canada Day celebrations held in cars at Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition
VANCOUVER - Organizers at the Pacific National Exhibition hosted a live parade on Canada Day, but with a twist. Spokeswoman Laura Ballance says it was a "reverse parade" where people stayed in th...
Jul 01, 2020
Landlords push for eviction after deadly dog attack
Just before noon on Monday, Kamloops RCMP were called to a home on Singh Street for a report of a dog attack, which turned out to be a fatal incident. "When officers arrived, they found one male in a ...
Jul 01, 2020
Occupants rescued from vehicle over embankment
First they rescued an occupant from a vehicle that went off the road -- and then they went back for their dog. West Kelowna Fire Rescue (WKFR) responded to a motor vehicle over an embankment in the 15...
Corey Fischer Jul 01, 2020
River centre says heavy rains could bring flooding to central, northeastern B.C.
VICTORIA - Officials are urging people in parts of British Columbia's interior to be careful around rivers as Environment Canada forecasts heavy rainfall in central and northeastern parts of the ...
Jun 30, 2020
Dozen new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one more in Interior Health
The province is reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, including one more case in Interior Health. In a news release, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the 12 new cases bring the pr...
James Peters Jun 30, 2020
Environment Canada says steady rain through Canada Day a danger for swollen rivers
Environment Canada says Canada Day rain is going to put a big strain on the already-bursting rivers in the Central Interior.Forecast Matt MacDonald says a tropical system originating in the Gulf of Me...
Jun 30, 2020

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