Category Archives: British Columbia

Sources identify Cache Creek shooting victim as Brock Ledoux
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Reports from several sources are identifying the victim of Monday’s shooting in Cache Creek as Brock Kenneth Ledoux. CFJC Today has learned from multiple sources that Ledoux ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 16, 2019

Five Nicola Valley First Nations enter into MOU with BC Housing
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - Last November, the provincial government announced close to $231 million dollars to build more than 1,100 new homes for Indigenous peoples in BC, both on- and off-reserve, as part...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2019

Merritt RCMP still looking for leads in church arsons
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP are still investigating the rash of arsons that took place in that community last Friday. RCMP Spokesperson Const. Tracy Dunsmore says there were four separate incidents of attemp...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2019

New report looks at wait times, lengthy lists for surgeries in BC
VANCOUVER - More than 85,000 patients were on a wait-list for medically-needed surgery at the end of the 2017-18 fiscal year, according to a new report. The BC Anesthesiologists’ Society (BCAS) ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2019

Jury to start deliberations Tuesday in the case of a murdered Merritt youth
VANCOUVER - A jury is expected to begin deliberations this morning ( Tues, Jan 15) to decide whether a man who confessed to killing a 12-year-old girl in 1978 is guilty of the crime. B-C Supreme Court...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2019

MP McLeod travels length of Trans Mountain pipeline, highlights "opportunities" of expansion
KAMLOOPS - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is travelling the length of the Trans Mountain pipeline on a quest to highlight the opportunities presented by the proposed twinning project. McLeod beg...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2019

No complaints over Coquihalla maintenance amidst mild winter: Merritt mayor
KAMLOOPS - With a milder winter thus far, driving the Coquihalla has been a little more tame than it usually is. However, Merritt’s new mayor says she still plans to speak to the Transportation ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2019

Highway crashes threatening drinking water supply in North Thompson
VAVENBY, BC - On December 30th, a transport truck went into the North Thompson River just south of Avola, rupturing its fuel tanks and spilling over 300 litres of fuel into the river. The incident pro...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2019

Closure of visitor centre in Merritt resulting in positive impact on local tourism
KAMLOOPS - A year after Merritt’s visitor centre closed for good last January and travellers are still stopping by the site. “We do just to stretch our legs,” says Don Henderson, who...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2019

Vancouver man dies following collision between his truck and train
DELTA - Delta Police say a Vancouver man was killed Saturday evening when his truck collided with a train. They say the accident occurred at the Churchill Railway Crossing around 3:20 p.m., and the ma...
Kayla Derkach Jan 13, 2019

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