VIDEO: Lower Mainland rail overpass struck second time in week

A transport truck carrying cars and trucks struck the CPKC Rail overpass in Langley Tuesday afternoon. BC Highway Patrol is asking the public to help identify the driver of the transport trailer. The collision occurred March 24, just before 4 p.m., in the westbound lanes of Highway #1 between Glover Road and 232 Street. “The […]

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‘Potential risk’: Canada ends longtime Weatheradio service, leaving some forecast-less

When one Revelstoke resident and former search and rescue volunteer recently tuned into Weatheradio — a service providing daily forecasts for communities across Canada — he was surprised to find the local channel turned off. On Monday, March 16, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) ended Weatheradio and telephone-based Hello Weather amid federal budget cuts,

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Vancouver Goldeneyes fall short despite Campbell’s ‘solid’ performance

The Vancouver Goldeneyes lost to the Boston Fleet 2-0 despite outshooting them 35- 29. The Fleet hosted the Goldeneyes Tuesday night (March 24) at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, in front of 4,178 people. Boston’s goalie Aerin Frankel “turned away a season-high 35 shots to increase her single-season shutout record to six and all-time

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LETTER: Politicians need to be held accountable

Dear Editor, Trees provide numerous benefits, including improving air quality by filtering pollutants, combating climate change through carbon absorption, and enhancing mental and physical health by offering green spaces for recreation and relaxation. They also support biodiversity by providing habitats for various wildlife species. The Maple Ridge tree project probably was paid for by the

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‘My nervous system is on fire’: Residents say B.C. highway too dangerous to drive

Grant Trower drove his Ford F-350 over the road towards his home as though he was navigating a minefield. Trower wasn’t on a forest service road. An unpaved stretch of Highway 31 between Marblehead and Trout Lake, in a rural area north of Kootenay Lake, was so pocked with potholes that Trower couldn’t go faster

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