Category Archives: British Columbia
Advance voting underway in critical B.C. byelection
NANAIMO - Advanced voting starts today (Tues. Jan 22) in the Nanaimo byelection, where the stakes are high for the N-D-P government. Residents will be able to vote in the advanced polls until January ...
Jan 22, 2019
Updated: Traffic flowing after Highway 5 vehicle incident near Blue River
BLUE RIVER - A vehicle incident has reduced Highway 5 to single lane alternating traffic outside of Blue River this afternoon. According to DriveBC, a vehicle incident at Messiter Summit Rest Area (3 ...
Jan 20, 2019
Elected Wet'suwet'en council members defend Coastal GasLink agreement
SMITHERS, B.C. - Two elected council members within the Wet’suwet’en First Nation say they signed deals allowing a natural gas pipeline through their traditional territory in order to buil...
Jan 20, 2019
Drivers cautioned with snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT - With another winter weather system making its way through the higher elevations this evening (Jan. 19), Environment Canada has continued their snowfall warning on the Coquihalla Highway from...
Jan 19, 2019
TNRD Director calling on provincial government for Yellowhead improvements
VAVENBY, B.C. - Members of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s board are calling on the provincial government to review a notorious stretch of highway. Electoral Area ‘A’ Directo...
Jan 18, 2019
Bail hearing for accused in Cache Creek homicide pushed ahead
KAMLOOPS - A bail hearing for a man charged in a Cache Creek homicide this week has been pushed ahead. 31-year-old Corey Richard Harkness was scheduled for a hearing before a BC Provincial Court judge...
Jan 18, 2019
Merritt RCMP make arrest in connection to church fires
MERRITT, B.C. - Police have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection to a number of church fires in the Merritt area. Last week, the Murray United Church on the Nicola Ranch near Merritt was completel...
Jan 18, 2019
Vernon among BC cities most frequently targeted by BC Hydro scammers
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says fraudsters using their good name saw more success in 2018. In a news release, the Crown utility says customers were scammed out of nearly $45,000 last year, 50 per cent more ...
Jan 18, 2019
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - An intense weather system has led to a snowfall warning on the Coquihalla Highway. Environment Canada says snowfall is expected with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres. Light snow f...
Jan 18, 2019
New twist in the case of a missing actress and her nephew
KAMLOOPS - A new twist in the case of a missing actress and her six-year old nephew. Global B.C. reports today that the actress that was the subject of a missing persons report appears to have taken t...
Jan 17, 2019
