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Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Natural air is flowing to the area where three contractors are trapped in a northern British Columbia mine, the operator's safety chief said, adding that there appears to be a stable rescue route to them behind the massive rockfall that cut them off.
Killer of a 22-year-old woman convicted of manslaughter, homicide team says

Killer of a 22-year-old woman convicted of manslaughter, homicide team says

ABBOTSFORD — A man originally accused of the second-degree murder of a young woman from Abbotsford, B.C., has been found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Vancouver police seize cash, 14 kilos of drugs

Vancouver police seize cash, 14 kilos of drugs

Police seized cash, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and pills, as well as multiple weapons, in the Downtown Eastside.
Update: RCMP still seeking information on Dryden Creek wildfire

Update: RCMP still seeking information on Dryden Creek wildfire

The District of Squamish has officially entered a recovery period following the containment of the human-caused Dryden Creek wildfire that burned nearly 60 hectares.
Stanley Park sex attack accused pleads not guilty

Stanley Park sex attack accused pleads not guilty

Back in May, Vancouver police officers found a woman in her 40s who had allegedly been robbed and violently assaulted in a washroom.
TSB says weather, illicit drug may have contributed to fatal chopper crash in B.C.

TSB says weather, illicit drug may have contributed to fatal chopper crash in B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board says a number of factors could have led to a fatal helicopter crash in British Columbia last year but it makes no final finding of the cause.
Update: Still no indication of what happened to Squamish hiker, police say

Update: Still no indication of what happened to Squamish hiker, police say

A thorough search was completed for the man who was last seen on July 1.
Update: Hazardous conditions delay recovery in Squamish River incident

Update: Hazardous conditions delay recovery in Squamish River incident

Despite aerial and ground searches by local rescue teams, neither the vehicle nor one of its occupants has been found since it entered the swift-flowing waters of the Squamish River on June 14.
Squamish rescue teams respond to three emergencies in two days

Squamish rescue teams respond to three emergencies in two days

What began as an evening ride ended with a dramatic airlift for one mountain biker who crashed off the Larvicide Trail, sparking a multi-agency response late into the night.
Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury: police watchdog

Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury: police watchdog

MAPLE RIDGE — British Columbia's police watchdog says three people are dead after an overnight incident in Maple Ridge, with one death involving a self-inflicted injury. Spokeswoman Rebecca Whalen with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.