Old Skeena Bridge Reopens Ahead Of Schedule
The bridge was reopened last Saturday, May 27, after being shut down back in July 2022 for what was called extensive rehabilitation.

The bridge was reopened last Saturday, May 27, after being shut down back in July 2022 for what was called extensive rehabilitation.
A police investigation has led to the execution of a search warrant on the 4500 Block of Lazelle Ave.
Due to the localized flooding that is impacting access and egress coupled with the potential high-level snow melt, the RDKS has issued a Declaration of Local State of Emergency Order
The West Kaskatinaw River wildfire has grown from nearly 4,000 hectares to an estimated 15,000, prompting expanded Evacuation Orders twice in one day.
Following recommendations from B.C. Wildfire, an evacuation order and alert has been issued for the Peace River Regional District and District of Tumblr Ridge due to the West Kiskatinaw River wildfire.
A Special Air Quality Statement issued for the BC Peace Region and Fort Nelson. The region is likely to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next 24-48 hours.
Tumbler Ridge, a community with a population of 2,400 in northeastern B.C., has been ordered to evacuate Thursday due to the danger posed by an encroaching wildfire.
Mounties and search and rescue crews are asking the public for help locating a missing man who failed to return from a hiking trip Wednesday.
With more festivals happening in Metro Vancouver this weekend than there are days to enjoy them, here’s a list to help you plan a packed two days of fun.
The mayor of Port Alberni says she does not expect the highway to reopen for several days at least, and she is asking the province to open more forestry roads to truck in much-needed supplies to communities west of the wildfire.
Two people were taken to hospital following a serious collision on Blanshard Street just outside of downtown Victoria.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) is warning residents of a grizzly bear that's been spotted in the Port McNeill area of Vancouver Island.
The hot, dry conditions that are fuelling wildfires countrywide are just the beginning of what summer could look like in Canada this year, according to Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips.
Tumbler Ridge, a community with a population of 2,400 in northeastern B.C., has been ordered to evacuate Thursday due to the danger posed by an encroaching wildfire.
The decision to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women and who will fund it remains up in the air a month after a feasibility study was completed.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he's been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
The federal budget implementation bill passed the House of Commons on Thursday, after days of Conservative attempts to block it.
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated in order to get a life-saving organ transplant.
Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference has ended ties with crisis communications firm Navigator, his office confirmed on Thursday.
In the wake of the Bank of Canada’s unexpected rate hike, economists are pointing to further tightening in the near term.
As wildfires rage across Canada in what’s being called an unprecedented season, one expert says there’s more that individuals and communities can do to adapt and prevent forest fires from causing widespread devastation.
Rescuers in Washington state are praising the resourcefulness of a 10-year-old girl who survived on her own for more than 24 hours in the rugged terrain of the Cascade mountains after getting lost while out with her family.
Air pollution from wildfires remained well above healthy levels across much of southern and northern Ontario and several communities in British Columbia and Alberta on Thursday.
As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday, assaulting at least one in a stroller repeatedly. The children between 22 months and 3 years old suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults also were wounded, authorities said.