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Three found dead after downtown motel fire in Prince George, B.C
July 9, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSPRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The RCMP say the bodies of three people have been found at the scene of a motel fire in downtown Prince George, B.C. Cpl. Craig Douglass says emergency services were called to the Econo Lodge City…
Single-vehicle bus collision injures 16 in British Columbia
November 2, 2018 THE CANADIAN PRESSPRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A bus carrying workers to a sawmill crashed Thursday afternoon north of Prince George, sending 16 people to hospital, three of them in critical condition. BC Emergency Health Services says one person was in serious condition…
Controlled burns crucial in battling big wildfires, B.C. official says
August 3, 2017 Geordon Omand - THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – A spokesman for British Columbia’s wildfire service says crews accidentally sparked a blaze while burning off fuel in order to contain one of many fires raging across the province’s Interior. Kevin Skrepnek says embers ignited a nearby hillside…
Forecast thunderstorms add to flooding concerns across southern B.C.
May 31, 2017 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Residents in several areas of British Columbia are bracing for severe thunderstorms as another round of wicked weather bears down on flood-weary regions. Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches for areas including the Shuswap and Okanagan east…