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B.C. coroner's inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
February 02, 2024 - 5:06 PM
VANCOUVER - A coroner's inquest jury looking into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago was stood down Friday to deliberate potential recommendations to avoid similar deaths.
Sprinklers were to be reset the day a Vancouver rooming house fire killed 2: inquest
January 25, 2024 - 5:27 PM
BURNABY, B.C. - The manager of a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 says the sprinkler system was to be reset but the blaze broke out hours before workers arrived.
Vancouver fire captain had 'bad feeling' just three days before fatal blaze
January 23, 2024 - 5:31 PM
BURNABY, B.C. - A Vancouver fire captain says he left with "a bad feeling" after responding to a small fire at a downtown rooming hotel just three days before a catastrophic blaze killed two people and burned the building down to its brick exterior almost two years ago.
Large explosion in Prince George, B.C., sends three to hospital
August 22, 2023 - 2:18 PM
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Heather Ziebart was working on her product for the day at her donut shop in downtown Prince George, B.C., when a "large kaboom" shook the building.
Butane torch lighters linked to 'unprecedented' rise in Vancouver fire incidents
August 09, 2023 - 4:17 PM
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fire Rescue Service says the first half of 2023 has been a record-breaking period for fire-related incidents in the city, with alarming numbers of calls involving drug users and butane torches with flame-locking mechanisms.
Wildfire triggers evacuation order for Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
June 08, 2023 - 6:07 PM
VANCOUVER - An encroaching wildfire set off an immediate evacuation order Thursday for residents of the British Columbia District of Tumbler Ridge, a community of 2,400 people in northeastern B.C.
Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit
April 11, 2023 - 4:35 PM
VANCOUVER - A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver hotel that was home to about 80 low-income residents has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the building's owner, its non-profit operator and the city's fire department.
40 residents of Vancouver street camp accept accommodation: BC Housing
August 24, 2022 - 3:03 PM
VANCOUVER - Forty people who were living in a street encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that is being cleared by city workers have accepted offers of accommodation, BC Housing says.
Officials working to find housing for 144 people displaced by fire in Vancouver
April 12, 2022 - 4:16 PM
VANCOUVER - A building that was reduced to a shell by a fire in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood will likely be demolished, while the number of residents displaced by the blaze has risen to 144, officials said Tuesday.
Apartment fire kills Vancouver man, city's fourth fire-related death in 24 hours
January 31, 2022 - 4:54 PM
VANCOUVER - Fire officials say a Monday morning blaze inside a downtown apartment building killed a Vancouver man, the fourth fire-related death in just 24 hours in the city after a house fire killed claimed three family members the day before.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Two new hotels proposed for Kelowna
Earlier this week, the Mark Anthony Group filed an application for a 12-storey hotel in downtown Kelowna. Yest
March 28, 2024 9:00 PM
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and b
March 28, 2024 9:00 PM
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of hundreds of freshly harvested silver
March 28, 2024 7:00 PM
13-year-old Kelowna guitarist well on his way to becoming a rockstar
A 13-year-old Kelowna guitar player has become a local sensation with his incredible skill. Benny Patterson, w
March 28, 2024 6:00 PM
Famous Martin Mars water bomber finds forever home
The iconic Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is going to be preserved at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. T
March 28, 2024 4:30 PM
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