BCFeb 05, 2020
Talks to de-escalate a dispute over a natural gas pipeline end early
Talks that were meant to de-escalate a dispute over a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia have ended early, with one hereditary chief saying he fears RCMP enforcement of an injunction is imminent. The talks are between the provincial government and the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en nation. Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser says the meetings were respectful but he couldn't tell the chiefs that the BC government would pull the approvals it gave to the project.
BCFeb 05, 2020
Body of third man found after two others died when truck swept into B.C. river
RCMP confirm the body of a third man has been pulled from a river on southern Vancouver Island, west of Victoria. A statement from Staff Sgt. Brett Sinden says the body was recovered Tuesday afternoon along the banks of the Sooke River. Sinden says criminality is not suspected.Three 20-year-old men, identified by police last week as Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and AJ Jensen, set out Friday night from a home in the community of Sooke during a torrential rainstorm that led to flood warnings and watches over several parts of Vancouver Island.The truck carrying the trio was found battered and empt
BCFeb 04, 2020
Visitors get a chance to pick up abandoned items from Mission resort
Visitors who were helicoptered out of a Fraser Valley-area ski resort over the weekend had the chance this morning to return to pick up abandoned items -- including their vehicles. The Sasquatch Mountain Resort near Mission was cut off Friday night when a mudslide swept away a section of the only road into the area.Crews had managed to build a single-lane route over the slide by yesterday freeing the remaining guests, staff and area residents who had not left by helicopter on Saturday or Sunday. A pilot-car led vehicles back up the mountain early this morning, providing an opportunity for own
BCFeb 04, 2020
New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in BC
There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia.
B.C. health officials says the latest case is a woman in her 50s who lives in the Vancouver area.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman had family visiting from Hubei province in China, which is at the centre of the outbreak in that country.
She says the woman's family members are still in Canada and health officials are monitoring them.
For the case to be confirmed, the results must also come back positive from tests done on samples at the National Microbiology Laborato
BCFeb 04, 2020
Federal Court dismisses Trans Mountain pipeline expansion challenge
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion today. Four First Nations from British Columbia filed court challenges after the federal government approved the project a second time last June.
A court hearing in December focused on the government's consultation with the First Nations between August 2018 and June 2019.
The consultation took place after the Court of Appeal struck down the first project approval in August 2018 in part because of insufficient dialogue with Indigenous groups.
At the hearing last month, the Tsleil-Waututh Nat
BCFeb 04, 2020
Surrey RCMP charges 3 men with 15 crimes
Surrey RCMP say the man charged in a 2017 shooting and two of his alleged associates are each facing 15 new charges.
Abd'l Malik Loubissi-Morris was arrested in December and Tien Roy Mai Dang was arrested last Thursday.
Police say an arrest warrant has been issued for a third man, Noah Didhra, who is described as South Asian, 21 years old, five-foot-ten and 230 pounds.
Mounties say the investigation had expanded to include Vernon, and Kelowna, where a search turned up about $177,000 , 6 fire arms, and significant quantities of fentanyl, heroin and other drugs.
BCFeb 04, 2020
One man missing after avalanche in northeastern B.C., Chetwynd RCMP
A man is missing after an avalanche in northeastern B.C. and RCMP say they won't be able to launch a search until snow conditions improve in the area. RCMP in Chetwynd say the man was with a group of snowmobilers in the area where the snow came down. Police say they had received a signal from an emergency beacon on Sunday. The signal came from the east face of the Murray Mountain Range, south of Pine Le Moray Provincial Park. Mounties say they called for help from search and rescue, but weather conditions and the potential risk of more avalanches forced a delayed in the search. They say searc
BCFeb 03, 2020
Only road leading to the Sasquatch Mountain briefly re-opened
The only road leading to the Sasquatch Mountain Resort near Mission has been briefly re-opened after it was blocked by a mudslide on Friday. A Transportation Ministry spokeswoman says emergency repairs had progressed enough to allow for a one-way opening of the road for a short time to allow those still stuck at the resort to drive out of the area. But she says in a statement that a lot of work still needs to be done before the road can be opened up to regular traffic. More than 500 hundred guests, employees and area residents were trapped on the mountain Friday night, but helicopters had man
BCFeb 03, 2020
Snow alerts issued in several areas of British Columbia
Environment Canada has issued snow alerts in several areas of British Columbia for Tuesday.
Special weather statements cover eastern and inland Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and Metro Vancouver.
The forecaster says snowfall amounts will vary significantly depending on elevation and how close the area is to the water.
It says five to 20 centimetres of wet snow is expected with the highest amounts likely over Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, where the snow is expected to persist the longest.
It says warmer air will arrive by Tuesday afternoon and
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