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BCAug 07, 2024

Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in B.C. results in fatalities, injuries: RCMP

British Columbia's Highway Patrol says people have died and "multiple others" have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. It says the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, near Yale Road West. Multiple first responders, including Chilliwack RCMP, attended the scene. Police closed the eastbound lanes of the highway at the crash site and also shut one lane westbound to traffic. The highway patrol has not confirmed how many people were involved in the crash or the number of deaths. It says the investigation is in its early stages but the Integrated Collision Analy
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BCAug 07, 2024

Fraser River's landslide waters to reach Hope, B.C., and Lower Mainland today.

High waters that flowed over top of a massive landslide in British Columbia's Chilcotin River are churning in the Fraser River towards British Columbia's Lower Mainland today. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the fast-flowing waters are forecast to raise river levels by about a metre at Hope, B.C., located about 150 kilometres east of Vancouver. She says the river levels will be similar to spring runoff conditions on the Fraser River, but there is potential danger from trees and other debris in the river. A landslide last week at Farwell Canyon located about 22 kilometres south of
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BCAug 02, 2024

Vancouver's July home sales slid 5% from last year, listings up 20%

Greater Vancouver Realtors says last month's home sales in the region dropped five per cent from a year ago, even as the number of new listings jumped 20 per cent. The real estate body says sales in the market totalled 2,333 last month, while new listings reached 5,597. The composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver was about $1.2 million. That's both a 0.8 per cent decrease from last July 2023 and from June 2024. Greater Vancouver Realtors' director of economics and data analytics says the numbers indicate the buyer hesitance that materialized months ago conti
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BCAug 02, 2024

Eight people charged after drug-trafficking investigation in B.C.'s Lower Mainland

Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say a yearslong drug-trafficking investigation has led to charges against eight people, as well as the seizure of illicit drugs, drug-making supplies, and two guns with prohibited magazines. A statement from B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation began in Langley in December 2022 and expanded as investigators determined the suspects were connected to "gang and organized crime activity." Police say the probe led to the execution of 10 search warrants in Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey and Langley between April and May last
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BCAug 01, 2024

Crews install sprinklers on remaining Jasper buildings ahead of hot weather

A wildfire rampaging through Jasper National Park remains out of control as crews work to reduce the risk of it spreading. Parks Canada says sprinklers have been installed on some buildings north of the park's townsite, as fire activity is expected to increase. Power has been restored to the downtown and crews are working to clean up debris. Highway 16 is now open to trucks, tractors and trailers during certain hours of the day. Thousands of people fled the town and park last week due to the fire, which eventually spread into the community and destroyed one-third of its buildings. Parks Canada
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BCAug 01, 2024

B.C. issues flood warning, watches after landslide blocks river, forces evacuations

British Columbia's Ministry of Land and Water says personnel are conducting assessments near a landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River in the province's Interior, including to understand risks that might exist downstream. A government statement says the landslide Wednesday blocked the river that feeds into the Fraser River, and a sudden release of water "may cause rapid rises in river levels downstream along the Fraser River" south to Hope, B.C. The River Forecast Centre has issued a flood warning for the Chilcotin River upstream of the landslide and a flood watch downstream. A flood watch
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BCJul 31, 2024

Opposition BC United party looks to add former Liberal party name to election ballot

British Columbia's Opposition BC United says it wants to include the party's previous Liberal name on the fall election ballot after internal polling shows up to 30 per cent of people didn't know the party changed its name. BC United communications director Adam Wilson says the party is preparing to formally apply to Elections BC to have a phrase acknowledging that it was formally known as the B.C. Liberals included on the ballot for the election this fall. BC United changed its name from the B.C. Liberals in April 2023 in a membership vote after Leader Kevin Falcon said a name change would fu
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BCJul 31, 2024

TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast

The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zim Kingston in October 2021 as it sat off the west coast of Vancouver Island and a storm blew in, bringing strong winds. The Kingston moved to the waters off Victoria, then days later fire erupted in one of the containers and spread on the ship, taking several days to put out. Just four of the 109 containers that tumbled from the ship were found, although debris, ranging from refrigerators to blow-up unicorns,
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BCJul 29, 2024

Two dead in crash of 'homebuilt amphibious' plane near Merritt, B.C.

Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. Merritt RCMP say emergency personnel responded to a report of the crash on Sunday evening and found the pilot and passenger had died. The Mounties describe the two-seat aircraft as being "homebuilt" and "amphibious." The say the plane was two kilometres from the airport when it went down east of Highway 5A. The Transportation Safety Board said it would deploy a team of investigators to look into the crash. The board says the plane was a Coot A amp

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Langley RCMP appeal for footage, witnesses after fatal B.C. highway crash

Police in Langley, B.C., say a motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 1 on Saturday evening. Langley RCMP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious crash that happened between 264th and 248th Street just before 8:30 p.m. Police say BC Emergency Health Services and firefighters from the Township of Langley arrived quickly to help, but the motorcyclist died at the scene. Mounties say collision analysts, BC Highway Patrol and Langley RCMP are now investigating. They say westbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours. Police say anyone who saw the crash o
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Finance and foreign ministers in Mexico to talk trade ahead of Carney's visit

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