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Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.'s wildfire season

Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.'s wildfire season

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to low or very low as cool, damp fall weather arrives.
Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season

Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires has been sentenced.
Anti-SOGI protesters picket Prince George school board meeting

Anti-SOGI protesters picket Prince George school board meeting

Board Chair Rachael Weber's comments over SOGI inclusive calendar draws heat from union president
Deer spotted in West Kelowna yard with hammock wrapped around antlers

Deer spotted in West Kelowna yard with hammock wrapped around antlers

“He’s a little more jumpy than normal with the restricted vision but he’s eating, drinking and walking without trouble!”
'I can't look. I can't look': Jury hears Port Alberni mother calling 911

'I can't look. I can't look': Jury hears Port Alberni mother calling 911

When a B.C. Ambulance dispatcher asks Samantha Dittmer if her son’s attacker is still nearby, she says: “No, no. He was attacking me. My baby”
Vancouver man facing multiple charges released three times

Vancouver man facing multiple charges released three times

Best Prince faces charges of assault, uttering threats, theft and breaching a court order.
Ex-NHL player admits illegal insider trading, consulting misconduct in B.C.

Ex-NHL player admits illegal insider trading, consulting misconduct in B.C.

Cameron Paddock, a director of hockey for the North Shore Winter Club, admitted to illegally trading securities for companies that issued him consulting contracts.
BC United and BC Conservatives nearly tied among decided voters as B.C.'s No. 2 party: poll

BC United and BC Conservatives nearly tied among decided voters as B.C.'s No. 2 party: poll

Research Co. and Glacier Media polling shows that close to half of decided voters in B.C. would vote for the NDP if an election were held today
Two killed in helicopter crash near Prince George

Two killed in helicopter crash near Prince George

“There was a total of six people on board the aircraft at the time of the incident."
RCMP funeral procession for slain Mountie starts at 1 p.m. in Abbotsford

RCMP funeral procession for slain Mountie starts at 1 p.m. in Abbotsford

The procession to escort the body of Const. Frederick "Rick" O'Brien will begin along Highway 1.
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