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Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges

LYTTON, B.C. — The estimated size of a wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has been reduced thanks to more accurate mapping, however the BC Wildfire Service warns there's still a risk it will grow.
UPDATED: Charges laid in Whistler Village double homicide

UPDATED: Charges laid in Whistler Village double homicide

A 24-year-old and a 20-year-old from Surrey, B.C. are charged with first-degree murder after two men were gunned down outside the Sundial Hotel on Sunday.
IIO investigating after man shot and killed by police in Nanaimo

IIO investigating after man shot and killed by police in Nanaimo

“Shots were fired by police and the man was injured,” says Nanaimo RCMP. “B.C. Emergency Health Services attended, however, despite all efforts, the man died at the scene.”
B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The RCMP says one man has died following a police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
Network of fishing line recycling receptacles being rolled out in B.C.

Network of fishing line recycling receptacles being rolled out in B.C.

Fishing line poses a particular risk for birds and animals, as it is often clear, making it hard to see
'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

Construction of the 10-storey Telus Ocean building in downtown Victoria is an opportunity to search for treasures linked to the rich but little known history of Kanaka Row, says a VIU professor.
Planning, picking the right species can prevent bamboo spread: expert

Planning, picking the right species can prevent bamboo spread: expert

Worried your garden bamboo could land you in court should it spread to your neighbour's yard? A gardening expert offers tips on how to take control.
RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

Coquitlam RCMP is backtracking on the photographs it released of the alleged accomplices of a man on trial for first degree murder who escaped Thursday from North Fraser Pretrial Centre, after a reporter noticed nearly identical images were published
RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images

RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images

The RCMP says images it released of two men who allegedly helped an accused murderer escape custody were actually stock images and not photos of the suspects
Vehicle linked to fatal shooting of two B.C. women found, hunt for suspect ongoing

Vehicle linked to fatal shooting of two B.C. women found, hunt for suspect ongoing

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide investigators say they've found the vehicle of a man wanted in the fatal shooting of two women this week in Chilliwack, B.C.