Heat warnings expand to much of southern B.C. as daily temperature records fall
Heat warnings in British Columbia have expanded to much of the southern and coastal inland of the province, after several daily records fell. Environment Canada says heat warnings that now cover much of the east coast of Vancouver Island, Whistler,...
B.C. crews use drone in controlled burn during wildfire fight, in Canadian first
Firefighters in British Columbia say they have successfully used a drone to ignite a controlled burn while fighting an active wildfire in what they call a Canadian first. The BC Wildfire Service says in a video posted to Facebook that...
Burnaby police arrest suspect 10 minutes after alleged robbery
The RCMP says it took them less than 10 minutes to arrest a suspect after an alleged robbery at a business in Burnaby last week. Mounties say they were called to a business near Lougheed Highway and Sperling Avenue around...
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...
Driver escapes moving truck before crash in New West
The driver of a large commercial truck escaped serious injury after jumping from his moving vehicle before a crash in New Westminster Monday, police say. The New Westminster Police Department (NWPD) says the truck had been making a permitted delivery...
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...
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,...
