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Heat warnings for much of B.C. with temperatures up to 40 C through to Saturday

Heat warnings for much of B.C. with temperatures up to 40 C through to Saturday

VANCOUVER — Heat warnings have been posted across much of British Columbia as Environment Canada predicts temperatures up to 40 C in some regions.
Alberta man sues Revelstoke Mountain Resort over 2020 mountain bike crash

Alberta man sues Revelstoke Mountain Resort over 2020 mountain bike crash

An Alberta correctional officer is suing Revelstoke Mountain Resort and Giant Bicycles after he crashed his bike at the resort in the summer of 2020.
Honda Celebration of Light has no plans to go green and replace fireworks with drones

Honda Celebration of Light has no plans to go green and replace fireworks with drones

When the first Honda Celebration of Light splashed above English Bay in 1990, it was known as the Symphony of Fire, there were no electric car chargers in parking lots, no carbon taxes charged at gas pumps and no separated bike lanes criss-crossing d
Eaglet from Gabriola blended raptor family dies from electrocution

Eaglet from Gabriola blended raptor family dies from electrocution

Five birds are known to have been killed by electrocution so far this year on Gabriola Island.
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges

LYTTON, B.C. — The estimated size of a wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has been reduced thanks to more accurate mapping, however the BC Wildfire Service warns there's still a risk it will grow.
UPDATED: Charges laid in Whistler Village double homicide

UPDATED: Charges laid in Whistler Village double homicide

A 24-year-old and a 20-year-old from Surrey, B.C. are charged with first-degree murder after two men were gunned down outside the Sundial Hotel on Sunday.
IIO investigating after man shot and killed by police in Nanaimo

IIO investigating after man shot and killed by police in Nanaimo

“Shots were fired by police and the man was injured,” says Nanaimo RCMP. “B.C. Emergency Health Services attended, however, despite all efforts, the man died at the scene.”
B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The RCMP says one man has died following a police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
Network of fishing line recycling receptacles being rolled out in B.C.

Network of fishing line recycling receptacles being rolled out in B.C.

Fishing line poses a particular risk for birds and animals, as it is often clear, making it hard to see
'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

Construction of the 10-storey Telus Ocean building in downtown Victoria is an opportunity to search for treasures linked to the rich but little known history of Kanaka Row, says a VIU professor.
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