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A man points at damage after a load from a crane fell from the top of the building smashing multiple floors of the Oakridge Mall construction in Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

1 dead after crane incident in Vancouver

Crane load fell onto under-construction building

A man points at damage after a load from a crane fell from the top of the building smashing multiple floors of the Oakridge Mall construction in Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
David Thompson Secondary School in Invermere, B.C. (David Thompson Secondary School photo)

B.C. teacher charged with sexual exploitation, luring of student

Jason Walker is a teacher at David Thompson Secondary School

David Thompson Secondary School in Invermere, B.C. (David Thompson Secondary School photo)
RCMP say a man from Nigeria has been charged with extortion in connection to the death of a 14-year-old hockey player from Surrey. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now Leader)

Man in Nigeria charged in sextortion of late Surrey teen

It is believed the hockey player, 14, was a victim of sextortion

RCMP say a man from Nigeria has been charged with extortion in connection to the death of a 14-year-old hockey player from Surrey. (Anna Burns/Surrey Now Leader)
Premier David Eby Monday (Feb. 5) announced that he and Selina Robinson have agreed that she would no longer serve as minister of post-secondary and future skills following her comments about pre-1948 Israel. She will remain in caucus. (Jane Skrypnek/News Staff)

Robinson to step down as minister after Israel-Palestine comments

Premier David Eby made the announcement during a Monday media event

Premier David Eby Monday (Feb. 5) announced that he and Selina Robinson have agreed that she would no longer serve as minister of post-secondary and future skills following her comments about pre-1948 Israel. She will remain in caucus. (Jane Skrypnek/News Staff)
Selina Robinson during a panel discussion on Jan. 30, 2024. (Screenshot)

Selina Robinson under fire for calling Gaza ‘a crappy piece of land’

Robinson has since apologized for her comment, made during a Zoom conference

Selina Robinson during a panel discussion on Jan. 30, 2024. (Screenshot)
British Columbia’s provincial health officer Bonnie Henry defends B.C.’s safe supply program, while recommending changes to the program itself as well as other measures to fight the toxic drug crisis, including a call to the province to “work with manufacturers and distributors to expand opioid medication options available to people at risk of opioid overdose.” (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

B.C. top doctor calls for more kinds of safe drugs to be available to those in need

Dr. Bonnie Henry says that prescribed safe supply program should be about ‘prescribed alternatives’

British Columbia’s provincial health officer Bonnie Henry defends B.C.’s safe supply program, while recommending changes to the program itself as well as other measures to fight the toxic drug crisis, including a call to the province to “work with manufacturers and distributors to expand opioid medication options available to people at risk of opioid overdose.” (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
June 2 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminister. (Photo: Anna Burns)

B.C.’s first baby of 2024 born at 12 a.m.

The baby was born at Royal Columbian Hospital

June 2 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminister. (Photo: Anna Burns)
FILE – Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alleged violent sex assault found to be a scooter fall: Vancouver police

Police investigated after viral social media post decribed extremely violent attack

FILE – Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE – Traffic is reflected in a rain covered car mirror as cars move through heavy rain in Vancouver, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. An atmospheric river packing “narrow bands of heavy precipitation” is forecast for parts of British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Wind, rain and potential flooding prompt warnings in B.C.

Areas that saw severe drought, wildfires could be at risk for flooding

FILE – Traffic is reflected in a rain covered car mirror as cars move through heavy rain in Vancouver, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. An atmospheric river packing “narrow bands of heavy precipitation” is forecast for parts of British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
An explosion in Prince George on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. (Prince George city photo)

UPDATE: 3 injured after large explosion in downtown Prince George

RCMP ask public to stay away from unfolding scene

An explosion in Prince George on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. (Prince George city photo)
A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Eby condemns ‘disaster tourism’, equipment tampering as B.C. wildfires burn

As of Monday, 386 wildfires were burning in province

A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Fixed wing aircraft dropping retardent on a wildfire on Aug 18, 2023. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

B.C. WILDFIRES: What you need to know for Sunday, Aug. 20

Evacuation orders have slowed in the last 24 hours, but crews tirelessly continue to battle raging blazes

Fixed wing aircraft dropping retardent on a wildfire on Aug 18, 2023. (BC Wildfire Service photo)
BC Wildfire Service personnel, wildfire crews and local firefighters have been battling more than 300 active wildfires in the province. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

B.C. WILDFIRES: Non-essential travel to 6 Okanagan-area cities restricted

This is the first order under the provincial state of emergency

BC Wildfire Service personnel, wildfire crews and local firefighters have been battling more than 300 active wildfires in the province. (BC Wildfire Service photo)
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above lakefront homes, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Fund started for those looking to help British Columbians impacted by wildfires

Canadian Red Cross has launched an appeal for donations

The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above lakefront homes, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People wear masks due to poor air quality as smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. WILDFIRES: What you need to know for Saturday, Aug. 19

Okanagan is seeing the worst of severe wildfires, sparking state of emergencies and numerous evacuation orders

People wear masks due to poor air quality as smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Premier David Eby announces state of emergency in B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023. (Black Press Media graphic)

BREAKING: B.C. declares state of emergency over wildfires

The declaration comes as the province sees its worst wildfire season on record

Premier David Eby announces state of emergency in B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023. (Black Press Media graphic)
Premier David Eby announces state of emergency in B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023. (Black Press Media graphic)

BREAKING: B.C. declares state of emergency over wildfires

The declaration comes as the province sees its worst wildfire season on record

Premier David Eby announces state of emergency in B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023. (Black Press Media graphic)
The McDougall Creek wildfire on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna, B.C. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Kelowna Capital News)

VIDEO: West Kelowna inferno crests over ridge; community on high alert

Strong winds sparked visible growth to a large McDougall Creek wildfire in…

The McDougall Creek wildfire on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna, B.C. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Kelowna Capital News)
FILE – Lightning strikes late in the evening on Thursday Aug. 23, 2007. (Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press)

Thunderstorm watch cancelled for the Okanagan Shuswap

The heat warning has come to an end for the Okanagan, but a special weather statement underway

FILE – Lightning strikes late in the evening on Thursday Aug. 23, 2007. (Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press)
Surrey RCMP say the Amber Alert for eight-year-old Aurora Bolton and 10-year-old Joshuah Bolton has been cancelled. They were last seen by their father on June 28 when leaving for a planned vacation with their mother, Verity Bolton. They were supposed to return July 17, 2023. (Lauren Collins)

Mother, boyfriend charged following B.C. Amber Alert, kids found safe in Alberta

The children were first reported missing July 18

Surrey RCMP say the Amber Alert for eight-year-old Aurora Bolton and 10-year-old Joshuah Bolton has been cancelled. They were last seen by their father on June 28 when leaving for a planned vacation with their mother, Verity Bolton. They were supposed to return July 17, 2023. (Lauren Collins)