Over 1,000 properties on evacuation order as wildfires rage in B.C.'s Chilcotin region
Another 85 parcels of land and 42 structures along Highway 20 were placed under evacuation order on Sunday, as a number of wildfires burn out of control in B.C.'s Chilcotin region.
Read moreThese resort owners are defying evacuation orders to care for wildland firefighters
Officials are advising anyone within the evacuation order boundaries to leave the area immediately.
Read morePolice arrest man for alleged arson following Prince George, B.C., brewery fire
Prince George RCMP have arrest Richard Titchener, 57, following a fire that destroyed CrossRoads Brewing in downtown Prince George.
Read more3 men charged for allegedly helping B.C. fugitive Rabih Alkhalil escape jail: RCMP
RCMP have announced the arrest of three men who allegedly aided Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil in escaping from a B.C. jail in 2022. He's been on the loose ever since.
Read moreSuspect in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival pleads not guilty
The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown two years ago has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. Blair Donnelly had been on unescorted leave from the B.C. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam on the day of the attack.
Read moreMan arrested after driving child-size pink Barbie Jeep through Prince George, B.C.
Police and a legal expert say driving any motorized vehicle, including a toy, without a licence and insurance is a punishable offence — especially if impaired.
Read moreImpaired driver suspected in Coquihalla crash that killed 2 Friday: RCMP
Police are investigating a suspected impaired driver following a crash on the Coquihalla Highway last week that left two women, aged 36 and 27, dead and three more seriously injured.
Read moreWhy is B.C. suddenly getting tornado warnings?
British Columbia isn’t exactly known for tornadoes. On average, the province only sees about one a year. But this season, the Prince George area alone had two rounds of tornado warnings, and the number of reported tornadoes in the province appears to be on the rise in recent years. Johanna Wagstaffe takes a closer look at whether a new 'tornado alley' is forming in B.C.
Read moreDawson Creek, B.C., has just 150 days of stored water left: CAO
Dawson Creek is escalating water restrictions as the northern B.C. city begins drawing down its stored reserves and tries to stretch the dwindling supplies into the fall.
Read moreOver a thousand more B.C. public servants to join picket lines, BCGEU says
Over a thousand more members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) will join picket lines starting Tuesday at about a dozen sites across the province.
Read moreMan arrested after human remains found in missing woman's B.C. home
Police investigating the disappearance of Jessica Cunningham, 43, have found human remains in her home in Maple Ridge, B.C.
Read moreCampfires to be banned in much of northern B.C. as fire risk remains elevated
Campfires will be prohibited starting Monday at noon PT in the Prince George Fire Centre, including much of north-central and northeast B.C.
Read moreMan charged with killing 2 women, injuring another in East Vancouver
A 54-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault after two women were found dead in a Collingwood apartment Friday.
Read moreThousands of 'robber bees' invade B.C. apiarist's shop in attempted honey heist
"Robber bees" hunt for dwindling resources in the late summer and early fall, but they usually only attack other beehives. So the owner of Rushing River Apiaries in Terrace, B.C., was shocked to find found thousands of the pollinators in her shop.
Read moreWhy some Canadians are using their savings, GoFundMe to pay for private surgeries
How much would you be willing, and able, to pay to get your knee or hip replaced? Calgarian Linda Slater's knee pain became unbearable during her two-year wait to see an orthopedic surgeon, so she drained her retirement savings to pay $33,000 for a new knee at a private Toronto clinic and travel expenses.
Read moreB.C. snowmobile club provides wildfire fighters with local knowledge
A B.C. snowmobile club is providing invaluable, local knowledge to firefighters tackling an out-of-control wildfire near the Coquihalla Highway.
Read moreAll 3 hikers who went over waterfall in B.C.'s Kootenays found dead, RCMP say
Officials say the body of a third hiker who was presumed dead after going over a waterfall in B.C.'s Kootenay region has been found. The man was part of a group of three hikers who went over Meachen Creek Falls over the Labour Day long weekend.
Read moreOver 100 parties interested in repurposing Site C work camp, B.C. Hydro says
Over 100 parties are interested in reusing the Site C work camp, including an addictions recovery society, First Nations, and tourism operators.
Read moreMagnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes south of Haida Gwaii, no damage expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit off the B.C. coast, south of Haida Gwaii, on Sunday morning.
Read moreVancouver ER physician explores pros and (mostly) cons of AI in latest thriller
The emergency room doctor often incorporates current events into his writing — things like the opioid crisis, anti-vaxxers and diet pills — but Daniel Kalla said this book is a little different than his others.
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