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Burgess Creek blaze grows to 1,600 hectares due to strong winds, drought: BCWS
UPDATE: 12:15 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service says strong winds and dry conditions fuelled the rapid spread of the Burgess Creek wildfire, which quickly grew to...
Police still trying to identify woman killed in crash on B.C. highway
A female pedestrian who was killed during a collision in Abbotsford has not been identified. Abbotsford police officers responded to a collision on April 20 at...
Vancouver police avert unsanctioned Sunset Beach 420 event, seize cannabis products
A planned cannabis celebration this weekend at Sunset Beach, the usual location for such events on April 20, didn't proceed, as Vancouver police moved...
'Public safety is a priority': Man allegedly stabbed by stranger near White Rock Pier
A man was allegedly stabbed by a stranger in White Rock and police are looking for the suspect. On April 21 at 9 p.m., White Rock RCMP officers responded to a...
Kayak found in the U.S. but brothers who left D'Arcy Island remain missing
The kayak belonging to two brothers who went missing while paddling between D’Arcy Island and Island View Beach has been found in the San Juan Islands,...
Preliminary hearing starts for man accused of fatal stabbing at B.C. Starbucks
A preliminary inquiry for a B.C. man accused of murdering a father at a downtown Vancouver Starbucks began in Vancouver Provincial Court April 22. Inderdeep...
Multiple early season wildfires burning in B.C.'s Cariboo and Prince George regions
Wildfire season is off to an early start in British Columbia's central Interior and Cariboo regions, with at least one fire listed as out of control and...
Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.
The Abbotsford Police Department says it is investigating a fatal collision involving an unidentified female on Highway 11, known locally as the...
Search underway for two kayakers reported missing near Sidney, B.C.
RCMP say two kayakers are missing in waters near Sidney, located just north of Victoria, and a search is underway. The Sidney/North Saanich RCMP is asking for...
No plans for overdose-prevention sites at all B.C. hospitals, Dix says
Health Minister Adrian Dix insists there are no plans to have overdose-prevention sites at all B.C. hospitals, but how a provincial task force will standardize...
Whale experts confident orca calf will survive, find family if rescue plan succeeds
The odds of a two-year old killer whale calf surviving in the open ocean on its own and eventually reuniting with family members remain solid if a rescue team...
Trudeau meets with president of Poland at CFB Esquimalt
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued his visit to Greater Victoria on Saturday, meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda ahead of an upcoming NATO summit....
Olympic-bound hometown star headlines national surf championships in Tofino
The national surfing championships are often held on Cox Bay in Tofino but the 2024 nationals have a special air of anticipation hanging over them this weekend...
Accused in Humpback Road shooting found guilty of first-degree murder
Damien Medwedrich, 28, was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Alex Knatchbell, who was lured to a secluded area...
ICBC talking to teens about road safety ahead of graduation
ICBC is urging safe choices ahead of high school graduation season. New drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than an experienced...
Family asks for help to find missing woman from Williams Lake travelling to Chase
The family of a missing 44-year-old is reaching out to the public for help. Carrie Zowty has been missing since Wednesday, April 17, leaving Williams Lake the...
Stanley Cup Playoff Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts for Canucks Fans
As early 2000’s rock troubadours Staind once said, “It’s been a while.” It’s been nine years since Vancouver last hosted a game in...
Surrey shipping container is not a garden shed, judge rules
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has told a Surrey man he cannot have a shipping container as a shed for storing his children’s things in his garden. The City...
Sentencing dates set for killer of 13-year-old Burnaby girl
Nearly seven years after a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a Burnaby park, sentencing dates have been set for the man convicted of her killing. A jury found...
B.C. municipalities join provincial plan to clamp down on AirBnB rentals
Seventeen B.C. towns and rural areas have opted in to new provincial rules that significantly curtail short-term vacation rentals, joining 60 municipalities...