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Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.

Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire.
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After COVID-19 quashes Musical Ride, rider pens children's books set in iconic event

After COVID-19 quashes Musical Ride, rider pens children's books set in iconic event

PENTICTON, B.C.
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B.C. amends law in effort to address sky-high condo and townhouse insurance

B.C. amends law in effort to address sky-high condo and townhouse insurance

Condo insurance premiums in B.C. have risen by as much as 40%.
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B.C. approves plastic bylaws in 5 communities, aims for provincial plan

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia has approved bylaws banning single-use plastics in five communities as it drafts a regulation allowing other local governments to create their own policies without the need for provincial approval.
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B.C. officer shoots theft suspect after being pepper-sprayed, assaulted: Police

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say an officer and a suspect in an alleged theft are in hospital following a police-involved shooting at an outdoors store in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
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Most of B.C. now warned of smoky skies and lower air quality from U.S. wildfires

Most of B.C. now warned of smoky skies and lower air quality from U.S. wildfires

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has expanded air quality statements to almost all of British Columbia because of wildfire smoke wafting up from the United States.
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Silo collapses in North Vancouver; no injuries reported

VANCOUVER — Firefighters say no one was injured after a silo collapsed in North Vancouver Friday afternoon.
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B.C. announces 132 new COVID-19 cases, one additional outbreak at care home

VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting an additional 132 cases of COVID-19 and one new outbreak at a health-care facility. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr.
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B.C. auditor general outlines costs of government's pandemic response so far

B.C. auditor general outlines costs of government's pandemic response so far

VICTORIA — A new report from British Columbia's auditor general says the largest amount the provincial government had allocated by mid-August in its pandemic response was for individuals and households. Michael Pickup's report says of the $2.
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Fearless grizzly chows down on fallen fruit in busy B.C. neighbourhood

Fearless grizzly chows down on fallen fruit in busy B.C. neighbourhood

SQUAMISH, B.C. — A healthy adult grizzly bear spotted sauntering through a busy neighbourhood in a community north of Vancouver has been trapped and will be relocated far from human contact. The B.C.
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