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Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions

Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend.
Province strengthens protection of B.C.'s ecological reserves

Province strengthens protection of B.C.'s ecological reserves

BC Parks rangers will be able to issue tickets to offenders under new regulation.
'We are subsisting on fog and dew:' Tofino faces a water crisis

'We are subsisting on fog and dew:' Tofino faces a water crisis

Outdoor water use is banned, and a packed town hall meeting Tuesday night was told that if the drought persists in Tofino, more drastic measures will be on the table
Rob Shaw: NDP checkmates Surrey into a local police force, says alternative is moving backwards

Rob Shaw: NDP checkmates Surrey into a local police force, says alternative is moving backwards

Solicitor General Mike Farnworth outmanoeuvres and trumps Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke
Silent menace in Burnaby park: locals urge helmets to ward off owl attacks

Silent menace in Burnaby park: locals urge helmets to ward off owl attacks

An aggressive owl has attacked multiple people at Burnaby's Squint Lake Park, but an expert says the behaviour should taper off as the bird's offspring become independent.
'Reckless': Richmond fishing firm fined $755K for ammonia release

'Reckless': Richmond fishing firm fined $755K for ammonia release

In 2017, ammonia runoff was spilled into a storm drain and entered a slough that is part of the Fraser River.
Surveillance footage disproves B.C. coffee shop owner's assault claims

Surveillance footage disproves B.C. coffee shop owner's assault claims

The matter is under investigation.
B.C. police sound alarm over wealthy cryptocurrency investors being robbed

B.C. police sound alarm over wealthy cryptocurrency investors being robbed

RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Richmond and Delta, B.C., are warning the public of a disturbing trend of high-value cryptocurrency investors being targeted for home invasions.
Hearings continue in Vancouver child pornography case

Hearings continue in Vancouver child pornography case

Kristjon Otto Olson faces allegations involving 12 children under 16 years of age.
B.C.'s wildfire season is most destructive on record and hasn't peaked yet: minister

B.C.'s wildfire season is most destructive on record and hasn't peaked yet: minister

VANCOUVER — British Columbia hasn't yet hit the "peak" of its wildfire season, but it has already broken the record for the total area burned in a year, the province's minister of emergency management said.
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