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Dozens of homes evacuated as out-of-control wildfire threatens Lytton, B.C.

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The residents of 60 properties remain evacuated from their homes on Saturday, as crews battle an …

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E-scooter injuries rising among children, B.C. hospital data shows

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. E-scooter-related injuries among children are on the rise, according to new data from B.C. Children’s Hospital, …

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Conservationists hope black bear’s death in B.C. park ‘not in vain,’ call for change

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A B.C. wildlife protection organization is calling on the province for more transparency and change after …

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B.C. MLA Jordan Kealy charged with sexual assault in Fort St. John

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Independent MLA Jordan Kealy, who represents Peace River North, has been …

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Bishnoi gang sent letter to B.C. police force claiming 1,000 foot soldiers ready to carry out extortions

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang purportedly wrote to police in Abbotsford, B.C., directly last summer, claiming to have more than 1,000 foot soldiers in Canada ready to carry out extortions, according to a police witness who testified at an immigration hearing Thursday. Const. Kevin St. Louis with the Edmonton Police Service …

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B.C. won’t extend last call for World Cup games as Ontario did — and it’s all about time zones

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. There are two Canadian provinces hosting FIFA World Cup games next month, but only one will …

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B.C. island turns to recruiter as doctor’s retirement puts clinic in jeopardy

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Residents of Quadra Island, B.C., are scrambling to fundraise a recruitment drive, amid fear they could …

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Site C dam naming met with disbelief in northeast B.C.

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. In a small log cabin along what used to be the Peace River in northeastern B.C., …

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B.C. Ferries eyeing new technology to prevent whale collisions

Whale detection devices will be installed on a select number of B.C. Ferries vessels later this year. Leslie James, director of environmental sustainability at B.C. Ferries, said work is being done to find the right type of device. “We are just in the last stages of putting out an RFI …

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B.C. taxpayers have spent $300,000 to fly prisoners on private planes to and from court

B.C. taxpayers have spent nearly $300,000 in the last five months to fly inmates to and from court in rural and remote parts of the province. Since December 2025, the B.C. Sheriff Service has chartered 31 flights to transport people accused of crimes back and forth from the detention centre …

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