Air quality warnings issued as wildfire smoke lingers over Metro Vancouver
Air quality warnings issued as wildfire smoke lingers over Metro Vancouver
More than 24 hours after wildfire smoke descended on Metro Vancouver skies, the regional district has expanded its air quality warning to cover the entire region.
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Crash outside fast food restaurant snarls traffic in Abbotsford
Crash outside fast food restaurant snarls traffic in Abbotsford
Police in Abbotsford are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a dramatic-looking scene outside a local A&W restaurant Wednesday morning.
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Search for hiker missing on B.C. mountain enters second day
Search for hiker missing on B.C. mountain enters second day
A massive search is underway to locate a 25-year-old man who became separated from his hiking partner and vanished in the Vancouver Island backcountry.
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Vancouver Whitecaps fall 1-0 to Atlante FC in Leagues Cup opener
Vancouver Whitecaps fall 1-0 to Atlante FC in Leagues Cup opener
Controlling the ball wasn’t enough for the Vancouver Whitecaps on Tuesday.
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Dry lightning, hot weather expected to increase wildfire conditions in B.C. Interior
Dry lightning, hot weather expected to increase wildfire conditions in B.C. Interior
As the damage from the devastating wildfire along Okanagan Lake in British Columbia is being assessed, officials are warning of the potential of more fires as dry lightning storms are forecast for this week.
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More than 100 structures lost in B.C.’s Pear Lake wildfire, officials say
More than 100 structures lost in B.C.’s Pear Lake wildfire, officials say
A rapid damage assessment has been conducted on the massive Pear Lake wildfire burning in B.C.’s Southern Interior, and some of the evacuees who have lost their homes will be notified over the coming days.
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Dozens of drug-impaired drivers caught leaving Shambhala festival in B.C., police say
Dozens of drug-impaired drivers caught leaving Shambhala festival in B.C., police say
Police say dozens of drug-impaired drivers were removed from the roads during the recent Shambhala Music Festival in southeastern British Columbia, where an estimated 50,000 had people gathered for the four-day electronic music event.
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‘Devastation’: Chief says about 230 homes destroyed by B.C. wildfire
‘Devastation’: Chief says about 230 homes destroyed by B.C. wildfire
The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, B.C.
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Watch: B.C. woman’s terrifying drive through the out-of-control Bradley Creek wildfire
Watch: B.C. woman’s terrifying drive through the out-of-control Bradley Creek wildfire
As the Bradley Creek wildfire exploded in size Saturday in B.C.’s Okanagan, Avery Brownell and her boyfriend were at her family’s cabin.
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‘Like a prisoner in his own home’: Wheelchair user awarded $30K in discrimination case over inaccessible rental
‘Like a prisoner in his own home’: Wheelchair user awarded $30K in discrimination case over inaccessible rental
A landlord has been ordered to pay his former tenant who uses a wheelchair $30,000 in damages for discrimination because the rental unit was inaccessible, according to a recent decision from the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
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Man arrested after alleged arson at Nanaimo business
Man arrested after alleged arson at Nanaimo business
A fire that damaged a fast-food restaurant in downtown Nanaimo Tuesday is believed to have been deliberately set, according to authorities.
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More than 100 structures lost in B.C.’s Pear Lake wildfire, officials say
More than 100 structures lost in B.C.’s Pear Lake wildfire, officials say
A rapid damage assessment has been conducted on the massive Pear Lake wildfire burning in B.C.’s Southern Interior, and some of the evacuees who have lost their homes will be notified over the coming days.
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Dozens of drug-impaired drivers caught leaving Shambhala festival in B.C., police say
Dozens of drug-impaired drivers caught leaving Shambhala festival in B.C., police say
Police say dozens of drug-impaired drivers were removed from the roads during the recent Shambhala Music Festival in southeastern British Columbia, where an estimated 50,000 had people gathered for the four-day electronic music event.
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‘Devastation’: Chief says about 230 homes destroyed by B.C. wildfire
‘Devastation’: Chief says about 230 homes destroyed by B.C. wildfire
The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, B.C.
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‘Total obliteration’: Realtor’s video shows scope of destruction from B.C. wildfire
‘Total obliteration’: Realtor’s video shows scope of destruction from B.C. wildfire
The morning after the Bradley Creek wildfire roared down the hill toward Westside Road in Vernon, destroying hundreds of homes in its path, Hank Prebushewski got out on Okanagan Lake to get a first-hand look at the destruction left behind.
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Husband sentenced for ‘brutal’ stabbing of man who shared intimate images of his wife, B.C. court hears
Husband sentenced for ‘brutal’ stabbing of man who shared intimate images of his wife, B.C. court hears
A recently published court decision is shedding light on the shocking details of how and why a married couple armed with kitchen knives stabbed a man to death in Metro Vancouver.
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Watch: B.C. woman’s terrifying drive through the out-of-control Bradley Creek wildfire
Watch: B.C. woman’s terrifying drive through the out-of-control Bradley Creek wildfire
As the Bradley Creek wildfire exploded in size Saturday in B.C.’s Okanagan, Avery Brownell and her boyfriend were at her family’s cabin.
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1 dead after mid-air plane crash in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
1 dead after mid-air plane crash in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
A man is dead after two planes collided mid-air in Chilliwack, B.C., Monday, according to authorities.
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B.C. Securities Commission fines man $40K for failure to share documents with investigators
B.C. Securities Commission fines man $40K for failure to share documents with investigators
A B.C. man has been fined $40,000 and banned from participating in financial markets for three years over his failure to co-operate with an investigation by the B.C. Securities Commission.
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Metro Vancouver workers renew job action, citing sewage spill and stalled talks
Metro Vancouver workers renew job action, citing sewage spill and stalled talks
The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers says it has withdrawn members from liquid-waste operations in Burnaby, B.C., after a sewage spill that it says put workers at risk last week.
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Man arrested after alleged arson at Nanaimo business
Man arrested after alleged arson at Nanaimo business
A fire that damaged a fast-food restaurant in downtown Nanaimo Tuesday is believed to have been deliberately set, according to authorities.
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More than 100 structures lost in B.C.’s Pear Lake wildfire, officials say
More than 100 structures lost in B.C.’s Pear Lake wildfire, officials say
A rapid damage assessment has been conducted on the massive Pear Lake wildfire burning in B.C.’s Southern Interior, and some of the evacuees who have lost their homes will be notified over the coming days.
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‘Total obliteration’: Realtor’s video shows scope of destruction from B.C. wildfire
‘Total obliteration’: Realtor’s video shows scope of destruction from B.C. wildfire
The morning after the Bradley Creek wildfire roared down the hill toward Westside Road in Vernon, destroying hundreds of homes in its path, Hank Prebushewski got out on Okanagan Lake to get a first-hand look at the destruction left behind.
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