A bridge over British Columbia’s Chilcotin River is closed to traffic until further notice after new cracks were discovered near a massive landslide that had blocked the river for days before a breach sent torrents of water and debris downstream.
Year: 2024
Sask. Party and NDP offer dueling positions on new job numbers
The Sask. Party and the NDP are weighing in on economic issues less than three months before voters head to the polls.
‘Extremely elusive’ shark caught on camera swimming off B.C. coast
A group of scuba divers had the rare opportunity to swim with an “extremely elusive” shark off B.C.’s South Coast this week – and the incredible encounter was captured on video.
Tom Green, tattoos and Folklorama: What’s on in Manitoba this weekend
Here are some of the events taking place in Winnipeg and across Manitoba from Aug. 9-11, 2024.
Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island
The Nasittuq Corporation says a worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears at its site on Brevoort Island, off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut.
Vancouver luxury rental firm says regulator’s ‘unfair’ order freezing its accounts has been lifted
A Vancouver property management company says its trust accounts have been unfrozen and its licence reinstated, two weeks after a regulator’s “urgent” order against them.
Man wanted in connection with killings in Edmonton, Calgary arrested in NY
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a homicide in Edmonton is in custody after he was arrested in the United States.
3 people stabbed at party in Surrey: RCMP
Mounties in Surrey say three people were stabbed at a “large” party shortly after midnight Friday.
Grey Bruce Public Health issues opioid alert following fifth fatal drug poisoning this summer
A fifth local suspected fatal drug poisoning this summer has prompted public health to issue an opioid alert to community partners this week. Grey Bruce Public Health said in a news release the most recent suspected fatal overdose, along with three non-fatal drug poisonings, took place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6. Two of the […]
B.C. risks ‘carpet’ of rotting apples without help after co-op’s closure: growers
As gala apples ripen on British Columbia’s trees, the president of the provincial fruit growers’ group worries about a devastating season without a way for farmers to refrigerate their crops.Peter Simonsen of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association says without infrastructure provided by the BC Tree F…
