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Leader of NSR urging people not to head into the mountains during a heat wave

The leader of the North Shore Rescue team is urging people not to head into the mountains during a heat wave that has shattered temperature records. Mike Danks says anyone hankering to head into the backcountry could be putting themselves and rescuers in danger, and not just because of the heat. He says the soaring temperatures are quickly melting snow, and that could make crossing some areas extremely treacherous. Danks says two people were rescued in separate incidents from North shore mountains last week and that one of them had passed out from heat exhaustion while the other began vomitin...

851 British Columbians lost to toxic illicit drugs in first five months of 2021

BC Coroners Service reporting released on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, shows at least 160 lives were lost in the province as a result of suspected illicit drug toxicity in May. "More than five years into this public health emergency, w...

Premier Horgan set to announce third phase of restart plan

Premier John Horgan is expected to announce the next phase of B-C's COVID-19 re-opening plan today alongside provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon.The third part of the four-pronged plan is se...

RCMP investigating the deaths of three people in Seton Lake

The RCMP says it's investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found near a partially-capsized boat in Seton Lake. Police say a boater found the bodies in the lake west of Lillooet at about 7 a-m yesterday. They sa...

B.C. provides $12 million to First Nations investigating former residential schools

The British Columbia government says it's providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites. It says the funding will also go towards programs to help community members exper...

B.C. reports lowest increase of COVID-19 cases in nearly a year

Over the last three reporting periods, BC had a total of 145 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 147,549 cases in the province. This includes: 57 new cases from June 25 to 26, 50 new cases from June 26 to 27 and 38 new cases in ...

Wildfire near Peachland considered out-of-control, main route through south Okanagan closed

A new wildfire that flared up this morning just outside Peachland, west of Highway 97, has closed the main route through the south Okanagan until further notice. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire is considered out-of-control ...

More information on two deceased found outside Richmond residence

On June 25, 2021, shortly after 8:30 p.m., Richmond RCMP responded to a 911 call of shots fired at a residence near Barnard Drive and Westminster Highway. Front line officers arrived and found two deceased persons. The Integrated ...

BC Hydro reports new record for peak hourly demand amid heatwave, says record can be broken today

BC Hydro says it expects the new record for peak hourly demand during the summer set over the weekend could be broken today as the heat wave peaks. The Crown utility says demand on Saturday night surpassed the previous record set...

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Police in Vancouver arrest man suspected of vandalizing Tesla dealership

Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing a Tesla dealership. A statement from police says officers went to the dealership in the city's Kitsilano neighbourhood at about 1:30 a.m. on Fr...

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