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YMCA sets new fundraising record raising $204,000 at Cycle for Strong Kids

YMCA sets new fundraising record raising $204,000 at Cycle for Strong Kids

Southern Interior Jun 8, 2023 / 8:00 pm

The YMCA Cycle for Strong Kids fundraiser set a new record this year raising $204,000 to help local children, youth and families in the Southern Interior of...

British-funded documentary on Lytton wildfire released weeks ahead of second anniversary of disaster

British-funded documentary on Lytton wildfire released weeks ahead of second anniversary of disaster

Jun 8, 2023 / 5:42 pm

Was Lytton the canary in the coal mine? A new documentary was released Thursday about the devastating June 30, 2021 wildfire that razed the village two summers...

Realtor in hot water after loaning client $50K to buy Richmond property

Realtor in hot water after loaning client $50K to buy Richmond property

Richmond Jun 8, 2023 / 5:29 pm

A realtor is in trouble with her industry watchdog after lending her client $50,000 to help her buy a property in Richmond. Wei (Vicky) Wang, a realtor at...

'Highest priority': Fire fight shifts focus to smaller wildfire near Harrison Lake

'Highest priority': Fire fight shifts focus to smaller wildfire near Harrison Lake

Harrison Lake Jun 8, 2023 / 5:23 pm

Firefighters continue to battle two wildfires burning out of control near Harrison Lake with support from the air. The human-caused wildfire called Chehalis...

Tumbler Ridge evacuated due to massive, aggressive wildfire

Tumbler Ridge evacuated due to massive, aggressive wildfire

Tumbler Ridge Jun 8, 2023 / 4:40 pm

The entire town of Tumbler Ridge has been evacuated Thursday due to a massive wildfire that has already grown to an estimated 9,600 hectares in size after it...

Fire on bus carrying school children cuts road and power in Chilliwack, B.C.

Fire on bus carrying school children cuts road and power in Chilliwack, B.C.

Chilliwack Jun 8, 2023 / 4:18 pm

A bus carrying elementary school students on a field trip has caught fire on a road in Chilliwack, B.C., spreading to a nearby structure and cutting power to...

2023 has already been one of the worst fire seasons B.C. has ever seen

2023 has already been one of the worst fire seasons B.C. has ever seen

Jun 8, 2023 / 4:05 pm

UPDATE: 4:05 p.m. B.C.'s wildfire season has already been one of worst the province has ever seen and the outlook going into the summer months looks...

Trash skimmer in Steveston pulls debris out of Fraser River

Trash skimmer in Steveston pulls debris out of Fraser River

Richmond Jun 8, 2023 / 3:55 pm

Collec-Thor – a machine that pulls trash and debris from the water – has been installed at Fisherman’s Wharf in Steveston. This is the first...

Guilty plea: Volunteer curling coach in New West admits to sexual interference against youth

Guilty plea: Volunteer curling coach in New West admits to sexual interference against youth

New Westminster Jun 8, 2023 / 1:56 pm

A former volunteer curling coach has pleaded guilty to sexual interference against young victims. In May 2021, the New Westminster Police Department’s...

Man facing multiple charges following East Vancouver shooting

Man facing multiple charges following East Vancouver shooting

Vancouver Jun 8, 2023 / 1:55 pm

A suspect has been arrested and is facing multiple charges after a violent incident in East Vancouver. Vancouver police were called to Vernon Drive and East 2nd...

Multiple 'swatting' calls lead RCMP to Coquitlam's industrial area

Multiple 'swatting' calls lead RCMP to Coquitlam's industrial area

Coquitlam Jun 8, 2023 / 12:26 pm

Mounties are asking commuters to avoid Coquitlam's industrial neighbourhood as officers investigate a series of alleged "swatting" calls. RCMP...

B.C. mortgage holders brace for higher payments for longer period

B.C. mortgage holders brace for higher payments for longer period

Jun 8, 2023 / 12:23 pm

The Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hike is a signal that more mortgage holders will be facing higher payments for a longer period of time than...

Working smoke alarm in just 45% of 2022 home fires in B.C.: report

Working smoke alarm in just 45% of 2022 home fires in B.C.: report

Jun 8, 2023 / 11:37 am

A report from British Columbia's fire commissioner says there were 86 deaths due to fires in the province last year, a toll that has tripled in three years....

B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike

B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike

Fraser Valley Jun 8, 2023 / 11:30 am

The British Columbia government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help resolve what it says is an "incredibly challenging" bus strike in...

Plea bargain reached in deadly restaurant shooting that targeted alleged money launderers

Plea bargain reached in deadly restaurant shooting that targeted alleged money launderers

Richmond Jun 8, 2023 / 9:52 am

A man who had been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after a 2020 gangland shooting in a Richmond restaurant pleaded guilty last week to a...

Man jailed after smashing cars with oxygen tank on Steveston Highway

Man jailed after smashing cars with oxygen tank on Steveston Highway

Richmond Jun 8, 2023 / 9:49 am

A man who smashed cars with an oxygen tank during rush hour in Richmond and caused a natural gas leak will be spending 23 months in jail. Kenneth Roy Preece,...

Accused in Vancouver toddler's death elects judge-alone trial

Accused in Vancouver toddler's death elects judge-alone trial

Vancouver Jun 8, 2023 / 9:46 am

The man accused in the motor vehicle death of a Vancouver 23-month-old toddler has elected to be tried by a Vancouver provincial court judge sitting alone. On...

B.C. Ferries planning to modernize check-in systems at five major terminals

B.C. Ferries planning to modernize check-in systems at five major terminals

Jun 8, 2023 / 9:39 am

B.C. Ferries is planning to modernize check-in and boarding systems at its five major terminals. Changes could include allowing reserved vehicle passengers to...

Showers likely for southern B.C., as wildfires cut air quality, challenge control

Showers likely for southern B.C., as wildfires cut air quality, challenge control

Jun 8, 2023 / 9:18 am

For the first time this year, air quality advisories are posted for part of Vancouver Island and a large section of the Lower Mainland as smoke from several...

Vancouver's Chinatown provides shifting backdrop for divisive condo proposal

Vancouver's Chinatown provides shifting backdrop for divisive condo proposal

Vancouver Jun 8, 2023 / 7:03 am

The nondescript parking lot at the centre of debate about the future of Vancouver's historic Chinatown is unchanged in the six years since plans to build a...

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