Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. Unemployment rate still the best in Canada
VANCOUVER - Despite a small rise, B.C.’s unemployment rate is still the best in Canada. It’s the only rate under 5%, having risen to 4.8% in January, from 4.6% in December. Overall, Januar...
Kayla Derkach Feb 09, 2018

Prince George lottery winner cashes in
KAMLOOPS - A Prince George man is celebrating a major lottery win. 55 year old Mike Jansen won the January 29th Daily Grand. “When I told my wife that I had won the lottery, she didn't believe m...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Armed robbery suspect arrested in Chase
KAMLOOPS - Police have arrested a 24 year old Chase-area man in relation to an armed robbery at the Chase Groceteria last month. The incident occurred Jan. 21 and Cpl. Scott Linklater says charges inc...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Avalanche Canada issues special public warning for Interior ranges
KAMLOOPS - Avalanche Canada has issued a special public avalanche warning as British Columbians get ready to head out and enjoy the Family Day long weekend. The warning applies to the Lizard Range and...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Horgan announces minimum wage hike
KAMLOOPS - Good news for workers earning the minimum wage in British Columbia. On Thursday, Premier John Horgan announced the hourly minimum wage will rise $1.30 to $12.65 beginning June 1, 2018, will...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Cariboo school bus service cancelled due to poor road conditions
KAMLOOPS - Poor road conditions have prompted the Cariboo School District to cancel school bus service Thursday. As a result, school buses will not be serving the Williams Lake and 100 Mile House area...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Record-breaking snowfall in Williams Lake
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday was a record breaker when it comes to snowfall in Williams Lake. Environment Canada Meteorologist Cindy Yu says the central Cariboo town received 19.8 centimetres of snow Wednesda...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Snowpack levels forecast possible flooding this spring in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Wetter than normal weather has led to a mounting snowpack in much of BC. Dave Campbell from the BC River Forecast Centre says the provincial average is 108 percent of normal, up from 96 pe...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Third person dies after weekend collision in the Kootenays
CRANBROOK - The wife of Cranbrook’s late fire chief has died following a crash on Highway 3. The Cranbrook Fire Association says Joan MacKinnon died yesterday from injuries she sustained in Satu...
Kayla Derkach Feb 08, 2018

Standoff suspect faces nine charges
KAMLOOPS - Nine charges have been laid against a man arrested after a police standoff in Coldstream. RCMP were called to a home on Torrent Drive overnight Monday after a distraught man armed with a gu...
Kayla Derkach Feb 07, 2018

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