Category Archives: British Columbia
Investigation underway into Vernon mudslide
VERNON, B.C. - UPDATE- An irrigation system may have been the cause of a mudslide in Vernon’s Okanagan Landing. Mud, trees and debris came down Tuesday into a pool at the Mandalay condos near th...
Jul 26, 2018
Task force chair says tougher approach needed for Vernon homeless
VERNON, B.C. - A stricter, more proactive approach with street-entrenched residents is needed, if Vernon wants to improve the impact of that population on local businesses. That's the comment from Dar...
Jul 26, 2018
Victim's family says crash near Mamit Lake resulted in fatality
MAMIT LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP have released some information on the crash that took the life of an Ashcroft woman. Cst. Mike Halskov confirms the crash happened either late Tuesday or early Wednesda...
Jul 26, 2018
Another targeted shooting death in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say one man has been killed in a targeted shooting. Const. Jason Doucette says it happened in northeast Vancouver just before 8 p.m Wednesday night. Several callers to 911...
Jul 26, 2018
Speeding drivers have Mamit Lake-area residents fed up
MAMIT LAKE, B.C. - Note: This story has been edited based on new information reported here. A Mamit Lake-area resident says he and his neighbours are fed up with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation. G...
Jul 25, 2018
Spences Bridge residents given all clear
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Continued good news on the Spences Bridge wildfire, which broke out Monday. Wildfire officials say the blaze is now considered “under control” and no longer active. ...
Jul 25, 2018
Former Nurses' Union President suing to get her job back
VANCOUVER – The former president of the B.C. Nurses’ Union is suing to get her job back after she says she was fired amid false allegations of bullying. Gayle Duteil’s statement of c...
Jul 25, 2018
Police in Langley say 7 year old girl died of homicide
LANGLEY - Police say a seven-year-old girl whose body was found at an apartment complex in Langley, B.C., is the victim of a homicide. Police and emergency health services were called at about 9:30 p....
Jul 24, 2018
Man stretching his legs during Coquihalla delay finds woman's body
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Merritt RCMP say the woman whose body was found beside the Coquihalla Highway on the weekend has now been identified. Police say she was a 27 year old First Nations woman from ...
Jul 24, 2018
Vernon homeless count total up slightly
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon's homeless numbers have increased slightly since last fall. Annette Sharkey from the Social Planning Council says a census last week showed 158 homeless, five more than the fall....
Jul 24, 2018
