Category Archives: British Columbia

RCMP say missing Merritt cowboy's disappearance suspicious
MERRITT, B.C. - Investigators with the RCMP now say a missing Merritt cowboy’s disappearance is being considered suspicious. In a news release, B.C. RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says Ben Tyner̵...
Kayla Derkach Mar 19, 2019

B.C. Teachers says proposed changes for special education funding "disruptive"
VICTORIA - The B-C Teachers Federation says proposed changes to special education funding are disruptive and would put vulnerable kids at risk. President Glen Hansman says delegates at the union’...
Kayla Derkach Mar 19, 2019

Avalanche warning issued for all mountains in Western Canada
REVELSTOKE - The warm weather of late has led to an avalanche warning being issued for all mountains in western Canada Avalanche Canada says its the first major WARMING to hit the snowpack, and it wil...
Kayla Derkach Mar 19, 2019

Province releases first-ever poverty reduction strategy
VICTORIA - The province’s first proverty reduction strategy, TogetherBC, has been outlined by the provincial government today. The strategy uses a 2016 baseline and aims to lift 140,000 people o...
Kayla Derkach Mar 18, 2019

UPDATE: Highway 1 near Revelstoke reopens after avalanche
REVELSTOKE - UPDATE: According to Drive BC, the section of the Trans Canada Highway (Highway 1) between Revelstoke and Golden previously closed due to an avalanche has been reopened to traffic. Given ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 17, 2019

B.C. Court of Appeal to hear province's oil-transport reference case Monday
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers in the political battle over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project d...
Kayla Derkach Mar 17, 2019

Criminal charges present new twist in fight for access to Merritt-area lakes
MERRITT, B.C. - Two members of the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club are facing charges of criminal mischief and willful damage following an incident last year at Corbett Lake near Merritt. The charge ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 16, 2019

Vernon man likely victim in Ethiopian plane crash
VERNON, B.C. - An Okanagan man was among the 157 people who died in last Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash. Chunming (Jack) Wang, 47, of Vernon was one of the victims as everyone on board Flight ET302...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2019

Police seek more information about Valemount homicide
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - The RCMP North District’s Major Crime Unit is seeking more information about a vehicle believed to be associated to a homicide in Valemount earlier this week. Shortly after 11:...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2019

Transportation Safety Board deploys to helicopter accident near Blue River
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A team of investigators is en route to a helicopter accident north of Kamloops. Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Alex Fournier says a helicopter reportedly rolled over, lead...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2019

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