🚑 Breaking & Incidents
- Fatal crash closes Sea-to-Sky Highway overnight. The Sea-to-Sky Highway was closed in both directions after a deadly crash near Deeks Creek Bridge on Sunday evening. Emergency services responded, but no hospital transports were made. ↗
- Swimmer missing after river incident in Vancouver Island park. A female swimmer was swept away by the current in Stamp River Provincial Park on July 5, sparking a multi-agency search operation. ↗
- Brunswick Creek fire prompts air quality warning and evacuations. With the fire growing to 1,230 hectares, three evacuation orders and an alert have been issued in parts of Fraser Canyon. ↗
🏛️ Government & Politics
- George Massey Tunnel replacement cost rises to $8.5 billion. B.C.'s transportation minister announced the budget jump and a project timeline extension, with $3 billion pledged by the federal government. ↗
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- B.C. MLA requests jury trial for sexual assault charge. Jordan Kealy, a B.C. MLA, is set to seek a jury trial after being charged with sexual assault, maintaining his innocence. ↗
💼 Economy & Business
- Metro Vancouver parks workers initiate indefinite strike. Outside workers at regional parks have commenced a strike over unresolved contract negotiations. ↗
🏥 Health
- Recall issued for Gummy Gainz protein candies. The CFIA recalls Vancouver-based candies nationwide due to undeclared milk, sparked by a consumer complaint and one allergy reaction. ↗
📰 Also Today
- Vigil held for six presumed drowned in B.C. charter boat incident. ↗
- Charter boat captain remembered posthumously for his kindhearted nature. ↗
- BC Ferries Langdale terminal repairs may last 10 days. ↗
- Video captures driver asleep in self-driving Tesla. ↗
- Evacuations near Boston Bar due to raging wildfire. ↗
- Federally funded Massey Tunnel project worries mayors over costs. ↗
- Wildfire risk on Vancouver Island expected to stay low. ↗
- BC Lions secure first victory, handing Elks their first loss. ↗