Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. woman dies with husband and brother in Alaska float plane crash
VANCOUVER - A Metro Vancouver woman died with her husband and brother in a float plane crash in Alaska on Monday, and friends and family are remembering them as driven, passionate people who will...
May 17, 2019
Major slides rip away north face of Joffre Peak near Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, B.C. - For the second time in a week, a major rock slide has occurred on Joffre Peak, just east of Pemberton, B.C. Earthquake seismologist John Cassidy says the latest slide happened a...
May 17, 2019
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering; final report due May 2021
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan launched a public inquiry into money laundering Wednesday, saying the depth of the criminal activity in British Columbia runs far deeper than previously believed. Money ...
May 17, 2019
Coroner confirms death of man in his 40s in Thursday Coquihalla crash
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Merritt RCMP say the man who died in a crash on the Coquihalla Highway Thursday had stopped to offer assistance after an earlier crash.According to a news release, RCMP say the vict...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: Joshua Knaak
Decision expected today in case of child bride from Bountiful, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The B.C. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision today in the case of a former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C. James Oler i...
May 17, 2019
UPDATE: Fatal crash closes Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE- 4:45 am- The Coquihalla Highway was closed for several hours Thursday evening after a fatal, multi-vehicle crash. The collision happened just south of Merritt, near Coldwater R...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: Joshua Knaak
Shots fired in Vernon neighbourhood
VERNON, B.C. - A 26 year old Kelowna man is in custody in connection with an incident where shots were fired near a residence in Vernon.Police say they received numerous calls from the public after gu...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: Beach Radio Vernon / Tiffany Goodwein
Former lifeguard facing child porn and assault charges
VERNON, B.C. - RCMP are seeking additional victims in an investigation into alleged sexual assault and pornography incidents involving a Summerland man."In November 2018, Penticton RCMP received infor...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP handout
Tilray revenue soars nearly 200 per cent, net loss grows in first quarter
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. expects Canada's cannabis supply could become balanced within the next two years, while the cannabis producer ramps up its production and manufacturing footprint in the cou...
May 16, 2019
Ashcroft emergency department to close temporarily for fifth time this year
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Yet another closure is expected for the Ashcroft emergency department. Interior Health says the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre's emergency department is facing lim...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
