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'Disjointed' system hinders British Columbia First Nations in wildfire fight
August 17, 2018 - 4:21 PM

FORT FRASER, B.C. - A fragmented system that makes British Columbia responsible for regional districts but gives the federal government authority for First Nations is hampering Indigenous groups in the wildfire fight, community leaders say.
Northern B.C. residents face more evacuation orders as some smoke clears up
August 18, 2018 - 4:20 PM

VANCOUVER - New evacuation orders have been issued for parts of north-central British Columbia being battered by wildfires, while residents of the region hope for more wind to clear out the smoke.
Parts of northern B.C. asked to restrict water use as drought level raised
August 17, 2018 - 3:09 PM

VICTORIA - People in parts of northern British Columbia are being asked to voluntarily reduce water consumption because it has been warm and dry.
B.C. judge who cried during a victim statement won't recuse herself
August 17, 2018 - 1:10 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. - A provincial court judge in British Columbia who wiped away a tear during a victim impact statement in a sexual interference case says she won't recuse herself from sentencing because there's no reliable evidence of bias.
'There's been a lot of devastation:' man whose family lost homes in B.C. fire
August 16, 2018 - 11:49 PM

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Residents of a tiny northwestern British Columbia town ravaged by a massive wildfire are determined to extinguish the flames and rebuild their community, family members say.
Woman and her dog lost for 72 hours in B.C. woods are found safe
August 16, 2018 - 6:22 PM

INVERMERE, B.C. - A 52-year-old woman and her dog are both safe and unharmed after wandering lost for 72 hours in the thick woods in southeastern B.C.
Man dies in Penticton, B.C., police cell while awaiting court hearing
August 16, 2018 - 4:49 PM

PENTICTON, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a man in a Penticton, B.C., jail cell.
Arrests in Burnaby, B.C., as order against Kinder Morgan protest camp enforced
August 16, 2018 - 2:27 PM

BURNABY, B.C. - The RCMP arrested protesters Thursday as officers enforced a court injunction to dismantle a protest camp and snuff out a sacred fire at a site where the Trans Mountain pipeline ends in Burnaby, B.C.
Capsized tug now out of the water at the mouth of B.C.'s Fraser River
August 16, 2018 - 1:17 PM

VANCOUVER - A tug that capsized and sank at the mouth of the Fraser River off Vancouver has been pulled from the water and officials say the next step will be determining how much fuel leaked from the vessel.
Four-month-old baby pulled from under truck that rammed home in Surrey, B.C.
August 16, 2018 - 10:38 AM

SURREY, B.C. - A four-month-old girl had to be pulled from under a pickup truck that rammed into her home in Surrey, B.C.
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ALBAS: New facts emerge on Trans Mountain pipeline costs and timeline
OPINION In my weekly MP reports I often close with a question related to the subject of the report. I do this for a number of different reasons, most importantly because I want to know what my constituents think. On so