Family of New West senior rescued from burning building shares harrowing experience
Many of those displaced by a massive fire at a New Westminster apartment building earlier this month lost everything, but the family of a senior resident is grateful for the first responders who saved her life. Fran Banks was carried...
Fire crews work on containment lines between out-of-control blaze and Kimberley, B.C.
Firefighters in British Columbia are working to build containment lines between an out of-control wildfire and the city of Kimberley in the province’s southeast corner, where the entire community of more than 8,000 residents has been told to prepare for...
B.C. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted years
George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime at the province’s port facilities for years, and he has plenty of questions as the federal government pushes a massive port expansion project in his...
How a major undercover investigation nabbed a corrupt rookie Surrey Mountie
Breadcrumb Trail Links How a major undercover investigation nabbed a corrupt rookie Surrey Mountie Dawwd Soukary had been a Surrey RCMP recruit for less than six months when a call came in to the detachment on Aug. 2, 2020. Author...
Vancouver bids farewell to FIFA Fan Festival as Spain wins the World Cup
The energy at FIFA Fan Festival in Vancouver was unmatched as Spain defeated Argentina to take home the World Cup. After neither team found the back of the net in the game’s 90 minutes, the match went to extra time,...
Vancouver police tell of drones, drunks and record deployment in wake of World Cup
Vancouver police say the department made its largest deployment ever during the World Cup, which included policing the sky by “bringing down” 40 drones. Police say their drone pilots flew more than 800 flights between June 11 and July 13,...
Construction begins on $4B Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion in British Columbia. The federal government approved the Sunrise Expansion Program in April. The project aims to add another 300 million cubic feet per day of transportation capacity...
Residents left shaken after large-scale police operation in Maple Ridge
Residents of Maple Ridge say they are still wondering just what happened in their city Saturday after heavily armed police officers were seen conducting operations at several locations. Helicopters, militarized police personnel, and dogs were seen working at a number...
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rumbles off B.C. coast west of Vancouver Island
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Vancouver Island. Earthquakes Canada says the quake happened at 11:41 p.m. local time on Sunday 219 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island’s northern tip. It struck about 10...
Evacuation alert issued for Kimberley, B.C., due to wildfire
An evacuation alert has been issued for the entire city of Kimberley due to the Matthew Creek wildfire. The city says all 9,000 residents must be ready to leave on short notice. Open Gallery 11 items In addition, the Regional...
