BC-Hydro says recent record-breaking temperatures drove electricity demand to an all-time high for the month of May.
The record for the highest May peak hourly demand was set last night, as temperatures soared across much of the province.
BC-Hydro says preliminary analysis found consumption reached almost 76-hundred megawatts as residents turned to air conditioners and fans in an attempt to cool off.
Demand for power is expected to remain higher-than-average this week
One officer responded and located two motorcycles believed to be related to the complaint travelling north on 188 Street, performed a U-Turn and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The motorcycles did not stop and the officer discontinued attempts to conduct the traffic stop.
The office of François-Philippe Champagne says he plans to meet with Tony Staffieri and other telecom leaders to discuss the importance of improving Canada's networks.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of central and northern Yukon and Northwest Territories that says wildfire smoke will continue to impact communities this week.
Subway service was stopped while officers searched for the man and child, but police now say service is resuming. Police say the child is two years old.
The advantage of getting the shot this fall is that new Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are expected to be more tailor-made to fight Omicron variants. Almost 94 per cent of B.C. residents have had their first shot, 91.2 per cent have had a second, but just 59.5 have had their booster.
A 40-year-old woman who was inside the residence suffered non-life threatening injuries and is in stable condition recovering in hospital. The Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit has taken conduct of the investigation. The investigation is in the early stages and police are still working to determine a possible motive for this shooting.