Victoria firefighters praise garbage truck driver for quick thinking
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Victoria firefighters praise garbage truck driver for quick thinking
Description
January 23, 2025
Victoria firefighters are praising a quick-thinking garbage truck driver whose truck caught fire Thursday morning. The driver noticed smoke coming from the truck at around 6 a.m.
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Victoria firefighters praise garbage truck driver for quick thinking00:38 | January 23, 2025 -
SUV collides with tree in Abbotsford00:33 | April 13, 2026 -
10 years of B.C.’s toxic drug crisis02:01 | April 13, 2026 -
B.C. First Nations urge government to uphold DRIPA05:37 | April 10, 2026 -
Downtown Vancouver stabilizing, annual report finds01:50 | April 7, 2026 -
Issues on board BC Ferries ahead of Easter long weekend02:34 | April 2, 2026 -
BC Ferries vessel loses power during morning sailing01:30 | March 31, 2026 -
B.C. MLA removed from Conservative caucus02:15 | March 26, 2026 -
Latest on the Air Canada Express crash at LaGuardia Airport02:07 | March 24, 2026 -
Saturday Sips: Whites and rosés from BC’s 2025 vintage07:23 | March 21, 2026 -
Homes along Chilliwack River under evacuation alert02:01 | March 20, 2026 -
Atmospheric river set to stick around until Friday02:10 | March 18, 2026 -
Atmospheric river hits B.C.’s South Coast02:06 | March 16, 2026 -
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Inquest to be held into Tumbler Ridge school shooting02:10 | March 3, 2026 -
B.C. to adopt permanent daylight saving time02:50 | March 2, 2026 -
Vancouver ICE motion ruled out of order00:37 | February 25, 2026 -
B.C. government funding more naloxone kits01:28 | February 19, 2026 -
Latest on the Tumbler Ridge shooting investigation02:02 | February 17, 2026 -
Jim Robson dies at age 9100:41 | February 10, 2026 -
B.C. government working on a deal with the Whitecaps02:23 | February 3, 2026 -
Pattison Group says ICE warehouse sale won’t go ahead00:43 | January 30, 2026 -
Vancouver Canucks’ goaltender Thatcher Demko out for season01:46 | January 27, 2026 -
Surrey council wants federal government to declare state of emergency02:18 | January 27, 2026 -
Man shot and killed in Burnaby had ties to gang conflict: police00:46 | January 23, 2026 -
B.C. tourist found dead on Australian beach01:20 | January 20, 2026 -
Group rescued from Golden Ears01:33 | January 16, 2026 -
Flooding concerns in Chilliwack due to heavy rain01:49 | January 12, 2026 -
Man dead in Surrey house fire00:35 | January 12, 2026 -
Person killed in collision with train in Langley00:25 | January 9, 2026
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Victoria firefighters praise garbage truck driver for quick thinking00:38 | January 23, 2025
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SUV collides with tree in Abbotsford00:33 | April 13, 2026
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10 years of B.C.’s toxic drug crisis02:01 | April 13, 2026
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B.C. First Nations urge government to uphold DRIPA05:37 | April 10, 2026
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Downtown Vancouver stabilizing, annual report finds01:50 | April 7, 2026
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Issues on board BC Ferries ahead of Easter long weekend02:34 | April 2, 2026
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BC Ferries vessel loses power during morning sailing01:30 | March 31, 2026
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B.C. MLA removed from Conservative caucus02:15 | March 26, 2026
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Latest on the Air Canada Express crash at LaGuardia Airport02:07 | March 24, 2026
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Saturday Sips: Whites and rosés from BC’s 2025 vintage07:23 | March 21, 2026
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Homes along Chilliwack River under evacuation alert02:01 | March 20, 2026
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Atmospheric river set to stick around until Friday02:10 | March 18, 2026
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Atmospheric river hits B.C.’s South Coast02:06 | March 16, 2026
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B.C. to adopt permanent daylight saving time02:50 | March 2, 2026
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Vancouver ICE motion ruled out of order00:37 | February 25, 2026
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B.C. government funding more naloxone kits01:28 | February 19, 2026
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Pattison Group says ICE warehouse sale won’t go ahead00:43 | January 30, 2026
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Vancouver Canucks’ goaltender Thatcher Demko out for season01:46 | January 27, 2026
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Man shot and killed in Burnaby had ties to gang conflict: police00:46 | January 23, 2026
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B.C. tourist found dead on Australian beach01:20 | January 20, 2026
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Group rescued from Golden Ears01:33 | January 16, 2026
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Flooding concerns in Chilliwack due to heavy rain01:49 | January 12, 2026
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Man dead in Surrey house fire00:35 | January 12, 2026
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Person killed in collision with train in Langley00:25 | January 9, 2026
Victoria firefighters praise garbage truck driver for quick thinking
Description
January 23, 2025
Victoria firefighters are praising a quick-thinking garbage truck driver whose truck caught fire Thursday morning. The driver noticed smoke coming from the truck at around 6 a.m.
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