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Indigenous nation closes bridge over B.C.'s Chilcotin River
AbridgeoverBritishColumbia'sChilcotin River is closed to traffic until further notice after new cracks were discovered near a massive landslide that had blocked the river for days before a breach sent torrents of water and debris downstream.
B.C. landslide surge roars down Fraser River into Lower Mainland
Several residents and business operators in communities along the Fraser River described watching the power of water and debris churning from the Chilcotin River landslide as it moved downstream into B.C.'s Lower Mainland on Wednesday.
Conservancy buys island in B.C.'s Fraser River to protect salmon
An important salmon habitat in British Columbia will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in the lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help of the federal government and private donors.
Orphaned B.C. orca calf 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island
Jared Towers, executive director of Alert Bay's Bay Cetology, says today he can't be 100 per cent sure video he received confirms it's the female killer whale known as kwiisahi?is or Brave Little Hunter, but it's highly likely given the orca's behaviour and the area where it was seen.
Wounded Victoria police officer recalls wild robbery shootout
Police fired more than 100 rounds in the 26-second shootout in Saanich nearly two years ago, killing 22-year-old twin brothers Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie. Six of the seven police officers in an emergency response team vehicle were wounded.
Robert Pickton's Quebec move likely for safety: ex-prison judge
Darryl Plecas, a former prison judge at Kent who went on to be Speaker of theB.C. Legislature, says he thinks he knows why serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred to a Quebec prison his safety was likely at risk at Kent Institution in B.C.
B.C. moves to prevent offender name changes
Health Minister Adrian Dix says the proposed law would amend the province's Name Act to ensure people convicted of dangerous offences can't change their name.
B.C. minister says police probing government systems cyberattack
Police are involved in the investigation into a sophisticated attempt to breach protected British Columbia government information systems, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said Thursday.
Orca's ocean escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for generations, says First Nation
The orphaned orca calf, trapped in a lagoon since March 23, near the community of Zeballos,B.C., about 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria, swam toward the ocean in the early hours of April 26.
Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John said the young killer whale swam to an area of the lagoon where members of the neighbouring Nuchatlaht First Nation tossed about 18 kilograms of seal meat into the water on Thursday evening.
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