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Car fire resulting in explosion in Newton Sunday morning
17+ hour, 17+ min ago (564+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 10: 17 am. The gray SUV exploded outside residences just after 5 a. m. Sunday morning in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood. The car fire was near 62 Avenue and 150 A Street in a cul-de-sac. The fire was caught on many home CCTV systems. Surrey Fire…...
Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (418+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 3: 29 pm. Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post that she died in a car accident, but no further information about the crash was included....
Explosion results in temporary road closure in Nanaimo
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (20+ words) Just after 8 a. m. on Sunday Nanaimo RCMP responded to a report of an explosion in a wooded area....
Lion's Bay Rescue respond to hikers on Mount Brunswick
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (23+ words) On Saturday, a group of hikers got stuck on Mount Brunswick trail and had to be rescued by Lions" Bay Search and Rescue....
Vancouver's Italian Day asking for emergency grant
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (642+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 4: 30 pm. The Italian Day Festival Society says it is at risk of a scaled-back festival this year. Organizers claim that it is losing out on sponsors because FIFA's advertisement is occupying street banners, which were previously used for…...
Fire under the Arthur Laing Bridge breaks out early Sunday morning
18+ hour, 3+ min ago (316+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 10: 59 am. At approximately 12: 30 a. m. , Sunday morning, Vancouver Firefighters received multiple 911 calls about a fire at Southwest Marine Drive and Hudson Street. Smoke could be seen rising to the Arthur Laing Bridge. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy…...
A drone strike causes fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (606+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 3: 34 am. The Abu Dhabi media office said in a statement that the fire broke out in an external electrical generator outside the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Al Dhafra. There were no reports of injuries…...
'Tempered enthusiasm': No spring real estate bloom, but buyers are slowly coming back
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1366+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 3: 00 am. Rosy outlooks for Canada's real estate sector at the start of this year rested on hopes of a fruitful spring market that experts say has yet to fully bloom. While data from local real estate boards suggests…...
Incoming rain could decrease fire risks, says BC Wildfire Service
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (510+ words) Posted May 16, 2026 4: 24 pm. There are several active wildfires across B. C. , but authorities say incoming precipitation may bring some relief. All the same, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says to take this with a grain of salt. "A change in weather is…...
Overnight snowfall forecasted for Coquihalla Highway
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (410+ words) Posted May 16, 2026 7: 10 pm. Environment Canada is out with a warning for drivers along the Coquihalla Highway. The government service says that snowfall starting Saturday afternoon could cause winter driving conditions for Allison Pass, Pennask Summit, Coquihalla Highway, and Rogers Pass....