Category Archives: British Columbia
NDP consolidates its hold on power after Nanaimo byelection
NANAIMO - The New Democrats survived a key test of their minority government last night, comfortably winning a byelection in Nanaimo. A Liberal win would have tipped the balance of power in the legisl...
Jan 31, 2019
Search continues in Surrey for suspect after transit officer shot
VANCOUVER - RCMP in Surrey, British Columbia, are asking the public to be vigilant as the search continues for a suspect in the shooting of a transit officer. Residents were advised to lock their door...
Jan 31, 2019
Searchers narrow time frame of Merritt cowboy's disappearance
MERRITT - A man from a Merritt area ranch is the subject of a large-scale search effort, after a rider-less horse was found Monday afternoon by loggers in the area. Midday Update from Thursday January...
Jan 30, 2019
Man convicted of fatal Shuswap houseboat crash denied appeal
VANCOUVER - It’s been more than eight years since Leon Reinbrecht was charged in connection to a fatal boat crash in the Shuswap. Now his legal saga appears to finally be over. Reinbrecht was co...
Jan 30, 2019
Search for missing Merritt cowboy enters third day
MERRITT, B.C. - Search and rescue crews from across the province are continuing their search for a missing 32-year-old Merritt ranch manager. Nicola Ranch has confirmed the man’s name is Ben Tyn...
Jan 30, 2019
Nanaimo byelection Wednesday one of the most important in B.C. History
NANAIMO - Voters in Nanaimo cast ballots today in a byelection that could leave British Columbia’s legislature deadlocked and Premier John Horgan’s minority New Democrat government on shak...
Jan 30, 2019
Missing Spences Bridge man's family pleads for information
SPENCES BRIDGE, BC - It's a mystery gone unsolved for more than 15 months. In early-October of 2017, Luke Neville disappeared from Spences Bridge and hasn't been seen since. Today, Neville's brother w...
Jan 29, 2019
Search is on for Merritt cowboy likely missing since weekend
MERRITT, B.C. - Police and search and rescue groups are scouring areas near Merritt after a cowboy was reported missing. Merritt RCMP say the search is on its second day. Police were advised of a hors...
Jan 29, 2019
Dust advisory issued for Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon's first dust advisory of 2019 has been issued. The Ministry of Environment and Interior Health say high concentrations of coarse particulates are expected to continue until there...
Jan 29, 2019
SD73 board gives Westwold Elementary another chance
WESTWOLD, B.C. - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is throwing Westwold Elementary School a lifeline. The school closed last September when no students showed up on the first day of classes. This ...
Jan 29, 2019
