Thursday, April 25, 2024
VANCOUVER - With Christmas fast approaching, anyone planning to put up a real Christmas tree this year might want to move quickly. Flooding in the Fraser Valley is keeping thousands of Christmas trees from being delivered to retailers. “This is one of...
Premier John Horgan and deputy premier Mike Farnworth this week said the high winds and torrential rains that caused catastrophic flooding, landslides, displaced 17,000 people and caused at least one death so far were unprecedented and an event not...
An “atmospheric river” hit southern B.C. on Sunday and Monday, dumping huge amounts of rain across the region and causing widespread flooding, mudslides and rockslides. Watch this file for updates and follow along. For all our coverage on the Fraser Valley...
The B.C. Court of Appeal and the B.C. Supreme Court, the province’s top courts, have dropped what they’re calling “antiquated” ways of addressing judges in court. On Thursday, the courts announced in practice directives that people who appear in court...
Thousands of people marched against vaccine requirements and COVID-19 restrictions in Vancouver and several other Canadian cities Wednesday. A large crowd gathered outside Vancouver General Hospital at 1 p.m., then made its way to Vancouver City Hall and across the...
Flair Airlines is entering the U.S. market, part of an ambitious five-year expansion plan for the low-cost carrier. The Edmonton-based airline announced Thursday it will launch service from Canada to six U.S. vacation destinations on Oct. 31. The new destinations are...
VANCOUVER -- The strict COVID-19 border restrictions that have been in place since early 2020 are easing up for a specific group of travellers and the Vancouver International Airport is anticipating an influx of arrivals. Effective July 5, Canadian citizens...
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed two people died as a result of a rapid-spreading wildfire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton earlier this week. In a written statement, the service said the investigation is still ongoing but preliminary findings are...
VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say shorter wait times between first and second COVID-19 vaccine shots for people are expected with the arrival of more than one million doses in May. Provincial health officer Dr. VICTORIA — British Columbia...
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia identified another 2,174 cases of COVID-19 and suffered 15 related deaths over the weekend. During her pandemic briefing on Monday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said one of the latest fatalities involved someone between the...
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