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shíshálh Nation applying for water reservoir funding

shíshálh Nation applying for water reservoir funding

Proposed reservoir could provide water by summer 2024
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Updated: State of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of Clowhom Lake fire

Updated: State of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of Clowhom Lake fire

'The general population of the Sunshine Coast is not at risk at this time,' emergency operations centre director Rob Michael says as the BC Wildfire and the SCRD respond to a 231-hectare fire at Clowhom Lake.
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Everything Vancouver travellers need to know about the Las Vegas cyber attack

Everything Vancouver travellers need to know about the Las Vegas cyber attack

You can cancel your stay if you want to avoid the chaos.
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Man accused of stabbing Burnaby couple in Vancouver's Chinatown makes court appearance

Man accused of stabbing Burnaby couple in Vancouver's Chinatown makes court appearance

Blair Evan Donnelly, 64, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault in connection with a triple stabbing at the Light Up Chinatown! festival Sunday.
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Gusty winds expected to fuel northern B.C. wildfires

Gusty winds expected to fuel northern B.C. wildfires

Area residents are encouraged to consider wind and weather conditions when having campfires in permissible areas.
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Equipment hauled off site of second Surrey hospital, days after ground-breaking ceremony

Equipment hauled off site of second Surrey hospital, days after ground-breaking ceremony

Signs at the site say 'under construction,' but the site was empty as of Friday.
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Slain Burnaby girl's shorts, underwear not analyzed by RCMP lab, court told

Slain Burnaby girl's shorts, underwear not analyzed by RCMP lab, court told

A DNA expert testifying at the trial of Ibrahim Ali was questioned Friday about why the RCMP lab didn’t test the girl’s clothing for DNA.
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Unauthorized Whistler bear-viewing tours putting grizzlies at risk, Lil’wat Nation says

Unauthorized Whistler bear-viewing tours putting grizzlies at risk, Lil’wat Nation says

Experts are concerned the bears have become too accustomed to humans
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B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

VICTORIA — The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday after an agreement between the provincial government and the two local First Nations that had stopped visitors in August.
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Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings

Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide detectives have identified two people found dead in a home in rural Chilliwack, B.C., on Wednesday and say an elderly suspect has been charged.
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