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Warnings issued for Fraser, Chilcotin River banks as water tops dam
The B.C. government says it's "extremely unsafe" to be near the banks of the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers both upstream and downstream from a massive landslide after water started flowing through the slide early Monday.
First Nation chief says it's not the first time a slide has blocked Chilcotin River
Officials have said the water collecting behind the slide south of the city of Williams Lake could reach a level where it will start flowing over the debris, or it will erode the material, setting off a release.
PBO suggests Liberal estimate of largesse from capital gains tax increase was overblown
That's two billion dollars less than the federal government projected in its spring budget.
B.C. port union to hold strike vote over automation dispute
A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly and it also wants the courts to weigh in.
Landslide clogging Chilcotin River could blow within a day, causing flooding as far as the Fraser River
A government statement says the landslide Wednesday blocked the river that feeds into the Fraser River, and a sudden release of water "may cause rapid rises in river levels downstream along the Fraser River" south to Hope, B.C.
Jury begins deliberation on murder-conspiracy trial tied to Alberta COVID blockade
A jury is set to begin deliberating today the fate of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the Coutts, Alta., blockade in 2022.
Report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast out today
The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast.
Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville set to reopen after fire threat
The historic town says in a news release that its programs will resume, though guests may see "elevated smoke" and its campgrounds, cottages and guest houses will remain closed until about mid-August.
BC MLA Teresa Wat quits BC United to run for B.C. Conservatives
Wat, an 11-year veteran at the B.C. legislature and a strong multicultural representative of the suburban Vancouver City of Richmond, says getting rid of David Eby's New Democrats is her top priority and Rustad's Conservatives offer the best opportunity.