Category Archives: British Columbia

First Nations enter talks on Site C
VANCOUVER - Two First Nations have agreed to enter talks with the B-C government and B-C Hydro to avoid court action over the contentious Site C hydroelectric dam. The parties were in B-C Supreme Cour...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

Sun Peaks snags Serena Ryder for July free summer concert
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks has announced the latest headliner for its free summer concert series. Six-time Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Serena Ryder will play the resort community’s ope...
Kayla Derkach Feb 26, 2019

More cases of measles found in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Two new cases of measles were reported in British Columbia on Sunday, with one of them prompting officials in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to warn the person may have exposed othe...
Kayla Derkach Feb 25, 2019

Winning $25.9 million Lotto Max ticket sold in Fraser-Nicola
VANCOUVER - One lucky person in the Fraser-Nicola region who purchased a Lotto Max ticket for last night’s draw has yet to claim the $25.9 million jackpot. In a release today, BCLC says the sing...
Kayla Derkach Feb 23, 2019

Victoria may lose cherry blossoms with city's tree management plan
VICTORIA - Victoria’s trademark cherry blossoms may be lost in a few years as the city goes ahead with a plan to replace aging non-native trees with native species. City councillors this week ap...
Kayla Derkach Feb 23, 2019

Should legal heroin be considered to help fight opioid crisis?
VANCOUVER -The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally regulated heroin as part of an urgent response to reduce opioid overdose deaths from a toxic drug supply that is profiti...
Kayla Derkach Feb 22, 2019

Suspended government officials now face additional problem
VICTORIA - Two suspended officials at British Columbia’s legislature now face an independent misconduct review as well as an ongoing RCMP investigation. Members of the all-party Legislative Asse...
Kayla Derkach Feb 22, 2019

Prince George RCMP investigating suspicious incident near elementary school
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Mounties are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a person allegedly involved in a suspicious incident near Heritage Elementary School Tuesday (Feb. 19). Prince Geor...
Kayla Derkach Feb 21, 2019

Arson suspected in Shuswap business fire
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - RCMP are investigating an arson in Scotch Creek. According to a news release from Chase RCMP, a commercial building in the 3900-block of Squilax-Anglemont Road was set ablaze last...
Kayla Derkach Feb 21, 2019

Former fire chief sues City of Vernon after job loss
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon's former fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the City alleging it terminated him without cause or notice and didn't offer to accommodate his disability. Keith Green filed the ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 20, 2019

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