Langley Traffic Investigators are seeking the assistance of the public with a road rage investigation from July 10th of this year.The incident took place at approximately 11:25 a.m. at the intersection of Fraser Highway and Glover Road. The two involved vehicles were eastbound in the left turn lane. The vehicles involved were a newer silver Hyundai Elantra and a white Dodge Ram pickup truck.The driver of the Hyundai, a 47-year-old male from Langley, alleges he was cut off by the Dodge. He expressed his displeasure with a gesture through the window. When the vehicles came to a stop at the light

Premier John Horgan says it could be ``weeks or months'' before hundreds of BC wildfires are finally out. Horgan made the comment this morning while visiting the headquarters of the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar. He says thousands of evacuees should know B-C's thoughts are with them and ``resources are behind them.'' Concerns have been raised about adequate lodging for evacuees, and Horgan says the province is talking with local governments about creating group facilities at schools or community centres so people forced from their homes can remain as close as possible to their threatened

On July 20th, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Langley RCMP was called to the 8200 block of 197 Street after a report of a vehicle fire was received. Once the fire was extinguished, a body was located inside the burned red Ford F-150 pickup.The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has assumed conduct of the investigation and has not determined at this time if the event is linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict.Additionally, investigators ask motorists in the area to review any dash camera footage to se

Vancouver Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in the Strathcona area this morning. A man in his 40s was shot inside the London Hotel, near East Georgia and Main streets, around 5 a.m. today. Two suspects fled the scene and have not been located. VPD investigators believe the incident was targeted. This is Vancouver’s 11th homicide of 2021. The victim’s name is not being released at this time pending next of kin notification.

About 100 firefighters are set to arrive in B.C. from Mexico on Saturday to help fight the raging wildfires. Public safety minister Mike Farnworth says officials are also in talks with Australia to bring in more help. More than three-thousand firefighters and support staff are battling the blazes, with some having come from Alberta, New Brunswick and Quebec. Nearly 300 fires were burning across the province yesterday, including several encroaching on communities that have issued evacuation orders or alerts.

B.C. is reporting 76 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 148,563 cases in the province.There are currently 692 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 146,099 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 50 individuals are currently in hospital and 12 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. In the last 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,763. The province has administered 6,233,656 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. As of Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 80.0% (3,

The B.C. government is declaring a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation.Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, made the declaration on July 20, 2021, based upon the recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service and Emergency Management BC. The declaration will be in effect starting July 21, 2021.The state of emergency is initially in effect for 14 days once issued and may be extended or rescinded as necessary. The state of emergency applies to the whole province and ensures federal, provincial and local res

The entire town of Oliver is on evacuation alert and nearly 200 properties between Oliver and Osoyoos are evacuated as a new wildfire threatens parts of the south Okanagan. The Inkaneep Creek blaze broke out yesterday afternoon and charred seven square kilometres of bush within hours, prompting evacuation orders from both the Osoyoos Indian Band and the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. The regional district has also issued a state of local emergency covering Oliver and the evacuated areas and ``strongly advises'' residents currently on alert to be ready to leave on very short notice

Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people. A statement issued by Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says residents and businesses at six addresses can return. It says site engineers and utility inspectors have completed infrastructure and safety inspections but property owners are urged to do their own checks to ensure customers and residents are safe as they go back. The statement says another building directly across the lane from the construction site where the crane