‘Potent series of storms’ coming to coastal B.C.
Significant storms battered B.C.’s South Coast heading into the weekend, and forecasters say another batch will bring heavy rainfall and wind this week.
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Drunk driver who struck grandmother pushing baby stroller sentenced for hit-and-run crash
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B.C. Lions lose in Western Final, miss Grey Cup berth
The B.C. Lions were defeated by the Edmonton Elks on Saturday, ending their season and missing their first Grey Cup appearance in fifteen years.
One dead after vehicle crushed by fallen tree in Surrey, B.C.
Two people were trapped in their vehicles by a fallen tree in Surrey, B.C., during a powerful windstorm Saturday evening—and one of them did not survive, according to authorities.
CTV News Vancouver wins 3 RTDNA awards for Best Canadian Local News
CTV News Vancouver took home three Radio Television Digital News Association awards for Best Canadian Local News on Saturday.
‘Unapologetically himself’: B.C. soldier killed in base fire remembered by loved ones at funeral service
A 23-year-old Canadian soldier was remembered Sunday as a globe-trotting, sporty and car-loving man with an infectious sense of humour and a fearless love for life.
IIO finds Vancouver police use of force in West End arrests justified
B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared Vancouver officers of wrongdoing in the arrests of two teenagers who fled from a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle last year.
‘Thought I was gonna die’: Dramatic river rescue unfolds as storm batters B.C. region
A woman in Metro Vancouver was rescued Friday after a routine waterline fix turned into her being swept down a waterfall.
B.C. nurse offered to have sex with patient, regulator alleges in protection order
A B.C. nurse allegedly offered to have sex with a patient during an appointment that took place at her home, according to a summary protection order issued by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives this week.
B.C. Ferries cancels sailings Saturday evening as winds pick up
B.C. Ferries has cancelled sailings on several routes—including a major one between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island—as Environment and Climate Change Canada warns of high winds expected Saturday evening.
19-year-old woman dead after e-scooter collision in downtown Vancouver
A young woman is dead after an early morning e-scooter collision in downtown Vancouver Saturday, police say.
‘More outages expected,’ says BC Hydro as 2nd storm hits province
Roughly 40,000 BC Hydro customers remained without power Saturday morning after Friday’s storm, and the utility says more outages are expected as more storms make landfall this weekend.
Whitecaps centre back Halbouni says he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma
Vancouver Whitecaps centre back Belal Halbouni said Friday he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Heavy rain and winds knock out power across B.C., with more storms ahead
Parts of Vancouver Island have seen up to 210 millimetres of rain since Thursday in the first major weather system of British Columbia’s storm season, which could combine with high tides to soak some low-lying coastal areas.
Extreme Wave Hazard Advisory issued for Vancouver Island’s West Coast
Parks Canada has issued an Extreme Wave Hazard Advisory for Vancouver Island’s west coast, warning residents and visitors of dangerous ocean conditions as a powerful storm system approaches the region this weekend.