Category Archives: British Columbia
Evacuation alert for 206 properties as wildfire grows in southern Okanagan
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning in British Columbia's southern Interior doubled in size over a 24-hour period to about 2.5 square kilometres. More than 100 peopl...
Aug 08, 2019
New method for detecting ice on planes
A new sensor, that can detect ice accumulation in real-time, might be a game-changer when it comes to airline safety and efficiency. Two distinctly different research teams - one that designs microwav...
Corey Fischer Aug 08, 2019
Bodies believed to be B.C. murder suspects found in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects who were the focus of a massive manhunt have been found in dense brush in northern Manitoba.RCMP assistant commissioner Jane MacLa...
Aug 07, 2019
Update: Evacuation alert expanded for Eagle Bluff wildfire
Update 12 p.m. The Eagle Bluff wildfire burning north of Oliver is now at 900 hectares, and has led to more properties being put on evacuation alert including a prison. The latest alert includes the O...
Corey Fischer Aug 07, 2019
B.C. jail added to properties under alert as southern Okanagan wildfire grows
VANCOUVER - A wildfire burning in steep and rocky terrain in British Columbia's southern Okanagan is defying containment efforts and has grown to nine square kilometres in size. BC Wildfire Serv...
Aug 07, 2019
Kamloops woman $500,000 richer
It's something that we all dream about and now a Kamloops woman has an extra $500,000 in her bank account after winning the Lotto 649 extra at the July 31 draw. "My friend came over for breakfast and ...
Aug 07, 2019
Three southern resident killer whales declared dead plunging population to 73
VANCOUVER - Three southern resident killer whales have been declared dead by the Center for Whale Research, bringing the population down to 73. The dead killer whales are a 42-two-year-old m...
Aug 07, 2019
Finning Q2 profit up on strong sales across its regions and efficiencies in Canada
VANCOUVER - Finning International Inc. says its second-quarter net income was up 11 per cent from the same time last year amid strong sales in all its regions and improved efficiencies following restr...
Aug 07, 2019
Three federal leaders march together at Vancouver Pride
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extolled on the importance of unity as he marched in Vancouver's annual Pride parade with two of his political rivals on Sunday. The prime minister took the o...
Aug 06, 2019
Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon: Wilkinson
VANCOUVER - Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia's Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait downstream and an estimated two million more sockeye are abo...
Aug 06, 2019

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