Transport ministry apologizes to Revelstoke for blast avalanche disturbances

B.C.’s Transportation Ministry has formally apologized to the Revelstoke public for a series of blasts it detonated for avalanche training Nov. 20 in a new location, which surprised and unsettled numerous residents. Posts populated the Revelstoke Community Facebook from Big Eddy, Columbia Park and beyond on Nov. 20 inquiring about more than a dozen explosions […]

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Man charged in 2020 homicide of Coquitlam man whose body was discovered in Maple Ridge

Charges have been laid in relation to the homicide of a 24-year-old whose body was found in Maple Ridge. Investigators with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, (IHIT), arrested 31-year-old Alan Mohammed Taheri of Port Coquitlam for the homicide of Edi Bogere. (Previous stories have referred to the homicide victim as Edi Bogere-Nyigwo.) Police believe Bogere

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High winds, waves force BC Ferries to cancel Vancouver Island sailings

Folks planning to get away early for the holidays will face some disruption. Expected high winds and waves in the Strait of Georgia on Monday (Dec. 22) have caused BC Ferries to cancel multiple sailings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. All departures from Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen from 10 a.m. through to 5 p.m. have

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