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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park

No, it's not named after Queen Elizabeth II, but she did help with the gardening once...

Sep 11, 2022 3:22 PM Read more >

800 residents evacuated with Battleship Mountain fire out of control at almost 25,000 hectares

Currently 65 firefighters as well as five night operations staff, and 47 structure protection personnel, 6 of which are working overnight.

Sep 11, 2022 1:50 PM Read more >

Fire burning near Hope grows to estimated 458 hectares

Twelve properties near a wildfire in Hope have been issued evacuation orders and told to leave their homes.

Sep 11, 2022 11:59 AM Read more >

Saanich diver part of team that confirmed location of downed WWII-era bomber

Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashed after its engine failed upon takeoff in September 1943, killing all four men on board.

Sep 11, 2022 9:14 AM Read more >

Another Greater Victoria medical clinic charging patients a monthly fee

Beta Therapeutics in Royal Oak is advertising that it is accepting new patients as of Nov. 1, charging a monthly fee of $110 — based on an annual cost of $1,320

Sep 11, 2022 9:11 AM Read more >

Dawson Creek powerlifter medals in UK at World Championships

Overall total of 847lbs lifted in UK.

Sep 11, 2022 3:34 AM Read more >

B.C. Liberals hold on to Surrey South riding in byelection

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's Liberal Party has retained a seat in the riding of Surrey South following a byelection to replace a longtime member of the legislature.

Sep 10, 2022 10:24 PM Read more >

Police announce charges in death of young B.C. mom killed five years ago

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Charges have been laid in the death of a 22-year-old woman whose body was found five years ago in the Fraser Valley community of Mission.

Sep 10, 2022 7:47 PM Read more >

Air quality advisory issued due to B.C., U.S. wildfires and blaze in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — An air quality advisory has been issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of "high concentrations of fine particulate matter" from wildfire smoke in British Columbia and the United States.

Sep 10, 2022 7:14 PM Read more >

Trudeau, Horgan meet after Liberal cabinet retreat marked by Queen's death

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier John Horgan met over lunch in Vancouver on Friday, before Trudeau was set to travel back to Ottawa following a three-day cabinet retreat marked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Sep 9, 2022 7:05 PM Read more >