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Highway improvements coming to B.C. northwest, including better Wi-Fi access

Highway improvements coming to B.C. northwest, including better Wi-Fi access

VICTORIA — The B.C. and federal governments are jointly providing $195 million for a series of highway improvements in Tahltan Nation territory in the province's northwest. A statement from B.C.
Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron will be re-lit to celebrate Paris games

Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron will be re-lit to celebrate Paris games

The flame will be back.
Wildfire beside B.C.'s Highway 1 snarls traffic

Wildfire beside B.C.'s Highway 1 snarls traffic

The wildfire is burning ‘out-of-control’ beside Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Hope.
B.C. man gets 7 years for sex abuse, bestiality involving dog

B.C. man gets 7 years for sex abuse, bestiality involving dog

A 79-year-old grandfather from Northern B.C. sexually abused three of his granddaughters, including an act of bestiality involving his pet dog.
BC Wildfire Service makes short work of new blaze near Smithers

BC Wildfire Service makes short work of new blaze near Smithers

The B.C. Wildfire Service says a new wildfire discovered near Smithers this weekend was quickly snuffed out with the help of a pair of helicopters.
Curtain pulls back to reveal Vancouver orchestra's new flutist is still in school

Curtain pulls back to reveal Vancouver orchestra's new flutist is still in school

At 17, Julin Cheung is set to become the orchestra's new assistant principal flute and piccolo player, and its youngest ever member.
B.C. Wildfire Service says several new fires ignited by lightning since Friday

B.C. Wildfire Service says several new fires ignited by lightning since Friday

At least five new wildfires were ignited by lightning in British Columbia since Friday, and combined with roughly a dozen other new blazes, the total number burning across the province now stands at more than 150.
First responders can't go to Victoria neighbourhood without police: chief

First responders can't go to Victoria neighbourhood without police: chief

VICTORIA — A recent attack on a Victoria paramedic and the subsequent threats against cops who were called in to help mark the latest incidents of violence against local first responders, the city's police chief said in announcing emergency personnel
Police in Kamloops, B.C., continue search for 50-year-old Alberta man lost in river

Police in Kamloops, B.C., continue search for 50-year-old Alberta man lost in river

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say the search continues for a 50-year-old Alberta man lost in the North Thompson River.
Losing multiple family members in an instant: Deadly crashes spike in B.C. summer road trip season

Losing multiple family members in an instant: Deadly crashes spike in B.C. summer road trip season

Several families were lost in an instant on B.C. roads this week.