Flood-stranded sturgeon pushed, pulled and carried back to the Fraser River
Professional angling guides Tyler Buck and Jay Gibson volunteered to move the giant fish two kilometres, returning it to the deep water of the main...
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B.C. RCMP send 1st active shooter emergency alert after updating policy following Nova Scotia shooting
The RCMP in B.C. sent an emergency text alert for the first time in its history during an active shooting situation on Thursday, having updated its policy...
‘Selfless’ man killed in B.C. mudslide used last moments to save his mother, sister says
Family have identified Brett Diederichs, 36, as the fifth person believed to have been killed by a landslide Monday in an area of B.C.’s Highway...
Province warns next 10 days could be ‘quite challenging’ as more storms set to hit B.C.
Up to 80 millimetres of rain is forecast for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, Whistler and the Fraser Valley, starting this morning and continuing until Friday....
B.C. woman fined $5,700 at border said agents unaware of new travel exemption issued by Canadian government
Marlane Jones decided to cross the border to buy gas after Ottawa issued an exemption allowing British Columbians to make short trips into the U.S. without having...
Rail traffic in southern B.C. to resume Wednesday after mudslides, CN says
Canadian National Railway says it plans to restore “limited” service on washed-out tracks in southern British Columbia on Wednesday after flooding and mudslides cut vital...
British Columbians brace for more extreme weather, possible flooding on north coast
The warnings come in the wake of devastating floods and mudslides that displaced thousands and have claimed the lives of at least four people....
Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C.
Press freedom advocates are calling for the release of photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano, who were arrested Friday at a resistance camp established by opponents of the Coastal...
For B.C.’s salmon, floods represent another challenge to survival
The damage from a “once in a century” storm could be another stressor for salmon on B.C.’s South Coast after decades of fishing, habitat destruction and development that have...
Severe impacts of flooding created by perfect storm of circumstances in southern B.C.
“It’s like a lifetime event and then some, and I think that puts the perspective on what we are going to be facing going forward...