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BCJul 10, 2024

Head-on crash kills family of three, including infant, in Agassiz, B.C.

RCMP say a family of three, including a baby, has been killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in Agassiz, B.C. Police say it happened early Tuesday morning on Lougheed Highway just outside the community. The two adults in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene, and the infant was airlifted to hospital but died a few hours later. Police say alcohol or drugs are not suspected as a cause and they are working with a collision reconstruction team to determine what led to the crash. The driver in the semi was not injured. RCMP Sgt. Andy Lot, Agassiz's detachment commander, says in a
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BCJul 09, 2024

Residents of Merritt, B.C., told to conserve water as city well has 'major failure'

There has been a "major failure" in a well in Merritt, B.C., prompting the city to ask its residents to stop all non-essential water use. The city says in a statement that the failure is in the Voght well and affects the city's water distribution system. The statement says residents need to conserve water by all means possible so it can maintain its fire protection services. No lawn watering is permitted until a pump is repaired. It says the city's water remains potable and asks that residents be patient while repairs are underway. The failure comes as a heat warning remains up in the southern
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BCJul 09, 2024

Daily heat records tumble in B.C., temperatures in southern Interior to remain high

More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior. A summary from Environment Canada shows 27 daily high temperature records fell across the province Monday, from Whistler, to Trail in the southeast, Smithers in the northwest, and Campbell River on Vancouver Island. The Lytton, B.C., area was a hot spot with a daily high of 42.4 C, breaking the old record of 39.4 set in 1952. In Pemberton, B.C., north of Whistler, the mercury hit 39.1 C, while in Osoyoos, B.C., the new r
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BCJul 09, 2024

Three bodies recovered from B.C. park where mountaineers went missing: RCMP

Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say three bodies have been recovered from the area of Garibaldi Provincial Park where three mountaineers went missing last month. In a statement released by the RCMP, BJ Chute, manager of Squamish Search and Rescue, says the team worked with police to carry out the recovery operation in the Atwell Peak area Monday morning. RCMP did not release the names of those who died, saying their families have requested privacy. The three mountaineers were last seen on May 31 in terrain that local authorities had described as complex and remote. The early days of the search ope
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BCJul 08, 2024

Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon

An important salmon habitat will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in British Columbia's lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help of the federal government and private donors. The Nature Conservancy of Canada announced the purchase of 248-hectare Carey Island near Chilliwack, in an important ecological area between Mission and Hope known to conservationists as "the Heart of the Fraser." The previous owners, Carey Island Farms Ltd., were using the island to grow corn. The conservancy says Carey Island is one of the Fraser's last salmon ha
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BCJul 05, 2024

Heat wave settling over B.C., temperatures set to rise over the weekend

A heat wave is settling over parts of British Columbia with Environment Canada warning of very high temperatures stretching into next week. The agency has expanded a series of heat warnings to include the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound, where daytime highs are forecasted to reach 32 C. The hottest temperatures are expected to start hitting the province Sunday. Environment Canada had already issued heat warnings for eastern Vancouver Island, where daytime highs are expected to hit the low 30s. Another warning covers the Kitimat and Terrace regions, where highs near 30 C are expected Saturday unt
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BCJul 04, 2024

B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won't seek re-election

Three provincial New Democrat ministers have announced they won't seek re-election in British Columbia's fall vote. Harry Bains, Bruce Ralston and Rob Fleming were all first elected in 2005 and have served five terms in the legislature, but say they will not stand on Oct. 19. Bains, who represents the Surrey-Newton riding, says in a statement it was the honour of a lifetime to represent his constituents and serve as B.C.'s labour minister. Transport Minister Fleming says it's been a privilege to have served the constituents of Victoria-Swan Lake for "the better part of two decades." Ralston, w
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BCJul 04, 2024

Guinness World Record for intelligent B.C. chicken Lacey

A B.C. chicken named Lacey has earned a Guinness World Record for being able to correctly identify the most objects in one minute. Lacey's owner, veterinarian Emily Carrington, says the world record shows that chickens are intelligent, and Lacey now has bragging rights as one of the world's smartest hens. In a video of Lacey setting the record of six identifications, Carrington shows the hen a series of letters, numbers and coloured objects, before Lacey correctly pecks them out from among similar objects. Carrington, who lives with Lacey on Gabriola Island, says Guinness officials sent a lett
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BCJul 03, 2024

B.C. ranch-owning pilot dead, two passengers injured in private helicopter crash

Police in southeastern British Columbia say a ranch owner is dead after the helicopter they were piloting crashed on Tuesday evening. Columbia Valley RCMP say they got the call at about 7 p.m. They say search and rescue crews were sent to the crash site south of Invermere, B.C., and found the pilot, who was dead. The Mounties say the privately-owned helicopter was also carrying two passengers who were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. They have not released the name of the pilot or any further details about the crash. The RCMP say they are assisting the BC Coron

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AlbertaSep 12, 2025

Boy, 14, charged after report of student with gun at Alberta high school

A 14-year-old boy is facing weapons charges after police were called to a high school near Edmonton for a report of a student with a gun. RCMP say a teacher called 911 on Thursday afternoon, after a student was seen with a gun in a classroom at a high school in Sherwood Park, a suburb community east of Edmonton. They say a suspect was taken into custody and Mounties recovered what they think is an imitation gun. No injuries were reported. Police say the boy, who can't be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a
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CanadaSep 12, 2025

High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government's new major projects office will work to get construction underway on the Alto high-speed rail line within four years. He says the work would determine the final route for the planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau announced in February that the government had awarded a $3.9-billion, six-year contract to a consortium to design the project. The 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail network would take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in just three hours on trains travelling
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CanadaSep 12, 2025

G7 finance ministers meet to discuss increasing pressure on Russia

Canada hosted a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers today to discuss further measures to increase the pressure on Russia. John Fragos, press secretary for the minister of finance and national revenue, says the group also talked about ways to limit Russia's "war machinery." Fragos says the G7 is united in its opposition to Russia’s "illegal and unjustified" war on Ukraine. He also says Canada is deeply concerned by Russia’s escalation of the conflict in the wake of Wednesday's Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace. The G7 group is made up of Canada, the United States, France, Ger
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AlbertaSep 12, 2025

Mounties recover bodies of two missing boaters from lake in Rocky Mountains

Alberta RCMP have recovered the bodies of two boaters who disappeared last month after a canoe capsized on a lake in the Rocky Mountains. Mounties have identified them as a 33-year-old woman from Banff, Alta., and a 34-year-old man from Canmore, Alta. Four people were in the canoe when it overturned on Upper Kananaskis Lake, an area tucked behind several mountain tops near the Alberta-B.C. boundary. RCMP have said bystanders in boats and on paddleboards pulled a 30-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman from the water but the two others were unaccounted for. It was the second ti
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BCSep 12, 2025

400 new affordable homes coming to Metro Vancouver

People living in Metro Vancouver will soon have access to more affordable housing with 400 new rental homes opening and breaking ground in Coquitlam, North Vancouver and Vancouver. “We’re taking meaningful action to deliver homes for people throughout Metro Vancouver that give people a place to build their futures,” said Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs. “These latest 400 affordable homes will bring added stability and opportunity, helping even more people find a place to call home in the communities they love." The Province, through BC Housing, provided nearl