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Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake
July 29, 2024 - 3:23 PM

The smoke is so thick in New Denver, B.C., that Nicole Blacksioux can no longer see the flames from her deck that were candling up the trees in the wildfire across the lake.
Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown
March 17, 2025 - 1:00 AM

Five years ago, Ontarians suddenly found themselves staying home as part of a bigger push to "flatten the curve" of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire causes 'some structural damage' outside town: mayor
May 16, 2024 - 4:28 PM

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A wildfire threatening the town of Fort Nelson in far northeast B.C. has inflicted "some structural damage," according to the community's mayor.
Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town
May 15, 2024 - 5:43 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A low-pressure system moving into northern British Columbia is expected to dampen wildfire activity that has forced several thousand people to leave their homes in and around Fort Nelson, the BC Wildfire Service says.
Back on Vancouver's Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go
April 06, 2023 - 3:26 PM

VANCOUVER - William James left his tent with his bedroll, his clothes, and his foam mattress on Hastings Street Wednesday morning to visit a friend in Surrey, but when he returned in the afternoon it was all gone.
Community of Nelson, B.C., grieves officer killed in avalanche
January 11, 2023 - 4:01 PM

NELSON, B.C. - Flowers of condolence are stacking up at the police department in Nelson, B.C., as the close-knit community mourns an officer killed in an avalanche this week.
Lightning storms across B.C. raise tension as wildfire danger climbs
August 01, 2018 - 11:56 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Lightning storms that swept across British Columbia are being blamed by the Wildfire Service for many of the blazes that started this week across the province including one that threatened Kootenay Park Lodge on Wednesday.
Bodies of three hikers recovered after slipping into pools of B.C. waterfall
July 04, 2018 - 7:00 PM

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police say the bodies of three hikers who slipped and fell into one of the pools of a waterfall north of Vancouver were recovered from the area Wednesday evening.
'Extraordinary' fire situation with over 170 new fires started in B.C.: official
July 08, 2017 - 2:47 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Fire crews worked to save buildings and protect transportation routes Saturday after thousands of people were chased from their homes by wildfires that raged out of control across British Columbia's central Interior.
Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy
July 25, 2016 - 1:28 PM

FIELD, B.C. - Parks Canada says it has scaled back the recovery operation for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who fell into the Yoho River in southeastern B.C.
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iN DISCUSSION: Readers take aim at ICBC
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 23. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown

Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire causes 'some structural damage' outside town: mayor

Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town

Back on Vancouver's Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go

Community of Nelson, B.C., grieves officer killed in avalanche

Lightning storms across B.C. raise tension as wildfire danger climbs

Bodies of three hikers recovered after slipping into pools of B.C. waterfall

'Extraordinary' fire situation with over 170 new fires started in B.C.: official

Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy

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