Partial shutdown at Burnaby’s Parkland refinery causing flaring, noise
A partial shutdown for maintenance work is leading to “a higher-than normal flare” at the Parkland refinery in Burnaby, according to the company.
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19-year-old dies after crashing into a tree in North Vancouver
A young man died Friday night after crashing into a tree in North Vancouver’s Blueridge neighbourhood, and his passenger was seriously injured.
Driver dead after rolling vehicle into water-filled ditch in Abbotsford, B.C.
One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Abbotsford Saturday morning.
Man wanted for sexual offences may be in B.C., police say
Mounties are asking for the public’s help to find a man accused of sexual offences who has warrants out for his arrest in B.C. and Alberta.
Repairs underway after Highway 3 damage
Images provided by B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit and its contractors show the damage Highway 3 suffered in the recent atmospheric river and ongoing efforts to repair it.
‘We’re still at the mercy of the U.S.’: Abbotsford farmer sees difficult road to preventing future floods
Abbotsford farmers echo Mayor Ross Siemens, who was highly critical of the federal government, saying he was “disappointed and frustrated” that federal funding for flood mitigation plans had not been approved after the 2021 incident.
B.C. flood updates: Highway 1 remains closed as new high streamflow advisory issued
Highway 1 through Abbotsford remained closed Saturday morning as floodwaters continued to slowly recede after this week's atmospheric river.
Abbotsford floodwaters recede but more rain in store for B.C.’s Fraser Valley
Floodwaters that poured into Abbotsford, B.C., this week are receding, but Environment Canada warns more rain is in store for the already saturated Fraser Valley.
15 extortion suspects in B.C. have made refugee claims, CBSA says
More than a dozen suspects identified by B.C.’s extortion task force have since made refugee claims, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.
Tens of thousands of chickens dead in Sumas Prairie floods
At least one poultry farm lost tens of thousands of birds after the Sumas Prairie turned into a lake this week.
Women used children for distraction theft in B.C. store, owner says
A small business owner in Langley, B.C., is sounding the alarm over an alleged distraction theft with a troubling twist—it involved young children.
Metro Vancouver’s largest indoor pickleball facility opens in North Shore mall
When Ontario-based Fairgrounds was looking for large space for its first indoor pickleball facility in B.C., it settled on the old Sears department store location in North Vancouver’s Capilano Mall.
RECAP: Friday updates on B.C. flooding, after water rushes onto Highway 1
Flooding continues to affect parts of Abbotsford, B.C., on Friday, prompting expanded evacuation orders, school closures, the closure of a key stretch of Highway 1, and growing concern for farmers in the Sumas Prairie.
‘Enough is enough’: Abbotsford mayor blasts federal government as floods force evacuations
Overflow from Washington State’s Nooksack River worsened major flooding across B.C.’s Fraser Valley on Friday, forcing evacuations, flooding farmland and closing schools.
Vancouver man failed to produce documents, obstructed justice, regulator rules
A panel of the B.C. Securities Commission has ruled that a Vancouver man failed to comply with a demand to produce documents and obstructed justice.