Category Archives: British Columbia
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 16, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): --- 11:35 a.m. Single-lane, alternating traffic is expected to begin moving on the Malahat Highway, the main link on ...
Nov 16, 2021
B.C. public safety minister condemns blockade at Coastal GasLink pipeline site
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister has condemned a blockade set up along a forestry road used by construction workers for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline. Mike Farnworth say...
Nov 15, 2021
More slides on highways, rescues underway, no confirmed deaths
B.C.'s public safety minister says the flooding and highway closures remain an evolving situation and further rain, high winds and possible snow are compounding the situation.Mike Farnworth provided a...
Nov 15, 2021
Barge drifts aimlessly through Vancouver waters before beaching itself
VANCOUVER - A loose barge drifted around Vancouver's False Creek on Monday before grounding itself on a Stanley Park beach. The Canadian Coast Guard said in a statement the barge's owner has been cont...
Nov 15, 2021
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...
Nov 15, 2021
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The legislation would establi...
Nov 15, 2021
New legislation aimed at preventing protests from disrupting important services in B.C.
The B.C. Government has tabled a new act to protect critical services like health care and schools, and prevent disruptive behaviours affecting them.The proposed legislation will protect hospitals, CO...
Nov 15, 2021
Petition for referendum on Surrey's police transition garners 42,942 signatures
SURREY, B.C. - A group opposing the planned transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force in Surrey, B.C., says it has collected close to 43,000 signatures from residents calling for a referend...
Nov 15, 2021
B.C. forest company says rule of law must apply to ongoing protests at Fairy Creek
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia forest company says it wants the court to defend the rule of law at a protest site on southern Vancouver Island where more than 1,100 people have been arres...
Nov 15, 2021
Entire City of Merritt placed on evacuation order as flooding spreads
MERRITT - Due to ongoing flooding issues, the City of Merritt upgraded its evacuation order to include the entire municipality. The City says flood waters have now inundated two bridges across from th...
Nov 15, 2021
