Darin Bain

Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.
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Byelection called for Abbotsford-Mission

Politics Darin Bain -
A date has been set for a byelection that could win the B.C. Conservative Leader a seat in the legislature. 

UPDATED: Emergency services continue to respond to plane crash on Foothills

Emergency Darin Bain -
A plane has crashed in Prince George, with two vehicles believed to be involved.

‘It’s a monumental task’: B.C. Wildfire crews face major fight on Bald Range blaze

Wildfires Darin Bain -
The fight against the 15,590-hectare Bald Range wildfire is a “monumental task,” BC Wildfire Service incident commander Hugh Murdoch said during a Monday night emergency briefing, with crews facing a vast fireground and active fire behaviour around Summerland.

New app providing one-stop shop for wildfire information

Wildfires Darin Bain -
A new wildfire app developed in Northern B.C. aims to give residents in British Columbia and Alberta a single source for official emergency information during fire season.

Independent Investigations Office determining if mandate met for Tumbler Ridge investigation

RCMP Darin Bain -
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is taking steps to determine if it needs to investigate the deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge that claimed nine lives last week.

Temporary school facilities arriving in Tumbler Ridge this week

Education Darin Bain -
The BC Government says temporary school facilities started arriving in Tumbler Ridge yesterday.

“This is an incredibly strong community” Eby says in Tumbler Ridge

RCMP Darin Bain -
Premier David Eby visited Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after a mass shooting left nine people dead, pledging support for a grieving community.

Shocked, helpless and heavy. Tumbler Ridge residents devastated by shooting

RCMP Darin Bain -
Nine people are dead and dozens injured after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, devastating the northeastern B.C. community.

‘Wrap these families with love,’ Eby says following Tumbler Ridge tragedy

Crime Darin Bain -
"It's hard to know what to say on a night like tonight, this is the kind of thing that feels like it happens in other places and not close to home in a way that this feels for so many British Columbians and Canadians," he said.

UPDATE: Nine people dead following school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Crime Darin Bain -
RCMP have updated their report to say nine people have died following a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

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Louie Corrado, the oldest Trail Smoke Eater, dies at 100

Trail Smoke Eaters
Corrado, a defenseman, joined the senior Smoke Eaters in 1948 after brief stints with the Spokane Spartans and Kimberley Dynamiters. He played for the Smoke Eaters through 1956.

Q&A with outgoing RDKB chair Grace McGregor

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB
Grace McGregor is retiring after nearly 21 consecutive years as regional director for Christina Lake. We spoke to her a day after she chaired her final Regional District of Kootenay Boundary meeting.

FortisBC urges preparation for power outages

Energy & Utilities
The company that provides electricity to much of the West Kootenay had 479 outages in 2025.

De Havilland Canada reaches $2.5B financing deal to double waterbomber production

Business
De Havilland Canada has reached an agreement with the federal government and Export Development Canada (EDC) for up to $2.5 billion in financing to double production capacity for its Canadair 515 waterbombers.

Doctors, advocates fear end of safer supply under new B.C. Conservative government

Health
Harm-reduction advocates say they are bracing for a possible increase in overdose deaths and more stress on the health-care system if the incoming B.C. Conservative government follows through on its pledge to end safer supply in the province.
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