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A veteran firefighting pilot from Sooke has died after the helicopter he was flying crashed into a Colorado reservoir while battling a wildfire. The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office identified the pilot as Nicholas Dale, 56, of Sooke. Dale was flying a Kaman K-1200 K-MAX helicopter conducting aerial suppression work on the Gold Mountain Fire when […]

Police have arrested a man in Kamloops for serious violent offences that took place in Chilliwack and Cranbrook. Zachary Ortloff, 24, was arrested on two warrants, on June 24 at about 11:30 a.m. Kamloops RCMP stated that an officer with their Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) “observed, identified and confirmed” it was Ortloff, and he was

A medical emergency onboard a BC Ferries vessel is impacting sailings Tuesday morning (July 14). BC Ferries said a Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen vessel is returning to dock due to a medical emergency. Currently, the 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. sailings from Swartz Bay are expected to be delayed as a result. “We will keep

Maple Ridge Burrards felled the Nanaimo Timbermen Saturday evening in a decisive victory that added another game to the team’s winning steak. During Western Lacrosse Association action, the Burrards beat the Timbermen by a score of 10-4 at the Frank Crane Arena, on the Timbermen’s home turf. “It was a good game,” said Burrards general

Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications. The semi-finals start today with France taking on Spain in Dallas at 12 p.m. PT. Spain has the upper hand, having won seven of their last ten encounters, including a 2-1 win in the 2024 EURO semi-finals and a 5-4 victory