Katya Slepian

VIDEO: Fires near Quesnel remain steady

VIDEO: Fires near Quesnel remain steady

Dragon Mountain and Narcosli Creek fires not growing yet

VIDEO: Fires near Quesnel remain steady
Wildfires are raging on in B.C.’s interior. (BC Wildfire Service)

Airbnb hosts open up their homes to wildfire evacuees

First responders and displaced B.C. residents can connect with a host

Wildfires are raging on in B.C.’s interior. (BC Wildfire Service)
(Shane MacKichan photo)

UPDATE: Bystander shot in Surrey drive-by a 64-year-old woman from Ontario

RCMP are on the lookout for a black Hyundai

(Shane MacKichan photo)
Bob Grant photo.

Canadian Forces remain ‘last resort’ for B.C. wildfire response: province

Three Canadian Forces Griffin helicopters are arriving in B.C. Sunday

Bob Grant photo.
The Hawaii Mars at its base in central Vancouver Island (Katya Slepian/Black Press)

VIDEO: Coulson says he’s heard ‘nothing yet’ on Hawaii Mars offer

The waterbomber could be available to fight wildfires by early August

The Hawaii Mars at its base in central Vancouver Island (Katya Slepian/Black Press)
Arshdeep Purba of Surrey took home the Miss BC crown on Sunday night. (Black Press photo)

PHOTOS: Arshdeep Purba takes home Miss BC crown

Surrey contestant wowed the judges

Arshdeep Purba of Surrey took home the Miss BC crown on Sunday night. (Black Press photo)
(JRCC/Twitter)

Lots of medevacs over Canada Day weekend: JRCC

Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria responded to 77 calls over three days

(JRCC/Twitter)
Crews battle an early June wildfire near Tete Jaune Cache in northeastern B.C. (BC Wildfire Service)

Slow start for B.C.’s 2017 wildfire season

2016 saw almost quadruple the fires by the end of June

Crews battle an early June wildfire near Tete Jaune Cache in northeastern B.C. (BC Wildfire Service)
Drummers gear up to set a world record in Vancouver (Katya Slepian/Black Press)

VIDEO: Drumming their way to world record fame for Canada 150

Hundreds of Canadians gathered to show Guiness what they were made of

Drummers gear up to set a world record in Vancouver (Katya Slepian/Black Press)
(Black Press photo)

VIDEO: North Vancouver wants car crashes cleared faster

District staff have a solution to drivers having to wait hours for wrecks to be removed

(Black Press photo)
Specialty licence plates raise over $500,000 for BC Parks

Specialty licence plates raise over $500,000 for BC Parks

37,000 plates have been sold since January

Specialty licence plates raise over $500,000 for BC Parks
A tiny sea otter hangs out at the Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver Aquarium photo)

VIDEO: Rescued otter pup hangs out at Vancouver Aquarium

The tiny yet needy pup was rescued near Vancouver Island

A tiny sea otter hangs out at the Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver Aquarium photo)
(Tourism Squamish/Twitter)

Instagram doesn’t show the whole hike: rescue groups

Hikers should check conditions and charge their phones before heading out

(Tourism Squamish/Twitter)
(Black Press)

One in eight B.C. kids enrolled in independent schools: report

Fraser Institute study finds that public school enrolment is falling

(Black Press)
(Pixabay)

B.C. hospital cleaners and dietary workers vote to strike

The strike could affect 75 hospitals all across B.C.

(Pixabay)
Locations like Golden Ears Provincial Park in Maple Ridge heated up for the first weekend of summer. (Black Press)

UPDATE: Record heat hits B.C.

Ashcroft, Agassiz and Port Alberni all saw record-breaking temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius

Locations like Golden Ears Provincial Park in Maple Ridge heated up for the first weekend of summer. (Black Press)
(Black Press)

Elections BC prepares for possible snap election

Staff not expecting voters to head to the polls yet, but want to be ready

(Black Press)
VIDEO: B.C.-made glow-in-the-dark toonie coming for Canada 150

VIDEO: B.C.-made glow-in-the-dark toonie coming for Canada 150

The design is one of five released by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2017

VIDEO: B.C.-made glow-in-the-dark toonie coming for Canada 150
Former RCMP spokesperson Tim Shields. (File photo)

UPDATE: Tim Shields’ defence suggests ‘bathroom incident’ was consensual

Worker says she was told by RCMP adviser she would be labelled troublemaker if she complained

Former RCMP spokesperson Tim Shields. (File photo)
Tim Shields. (File photo)

UPDATE: Complainant describes details of ex-RCMP Tim Shields’ alleged sexual assault

Former civilian employee claims former Mountie assaulted her in a bathroom

Tim Shields. (File photo)