Category Archives: British Columbia
Hot weather prompts warning for those with heat issues
KAMLOOPS - Heat warnings through much of the Interior for the next couple of days have health officials warning those who have difficulty with the heat to take precautions. Heat warnings are in effect...
Jun 19, 2018
Mental disorder...Not criminally responsible in death of mother
VERNON - 21 year old Angelo Monfort of Vernon, who appeared in court today charged with the death of his mother last June, was found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder and was ...
Jun 18, 2018
Skeetchestn chief on housing dollars: "We need to get off the gerbil wheel of dependence"
SAVONA, B.C. - Skeetchestn Chief Ron Ignace says he’s thankful the provincial government has announced a $550 million investment into on-reserve housing, but notes it’s not what First Nati...
Jun 18, 2018
Relief on the way for family-and-friend caregivers
VANCOUVER - The provincial government has announced a $75 million investment to expand respite care and adult day programs in British Columbia. B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the improvements wi...
Jun 18, 2018
Train kills man near Vernon
VERNON - A 25 year old man has been killed by a train in Lavington near Vernon. Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say the incident happened shortly after 3:30 Sunday afternoon on the railway tracks on Hill R...
Jun 18, 2018
Celista Estate Winery victorious in national wine awards
KAMLOOPS - Raise a glass for Celista Estate Winery. The North Shuswap-based winery is celebrating a double gold medal for its Celista Curvee white wine at the 37th annual All Canadian Wine Championshi...
Jun 18, 2018
Strike at Mount Polley Mine enters fourth week
LIKELY, B.C. - Unionized employees of the Mount Polley Mine near Likely B.C. are into their fourth week of a legal strike. Members of the United Steelworker Local 1-2017 began striking on May 23 after...
Jun 17, 2018
Body of missing Regina woman pulled from North Thompson River
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The search for a missing Regina woman who fell into the Mad River near Vavenby last month has come to a tragic conclusion. RCMP says the body was located in the North Thompson River...
Jun 15, 2018
High school lockdown leads to student arrest in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Students and staff received a scare in Merritt this morning. Just before 11:00 a.m., Merritt Secondary School was locked down after a staff member reported that they believed they saw ...
Jun 15, 2018
Police respond to home invasion and assault in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - Police are busy probing a home invasion and assault in Williams Lake. North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says police were called to a local motel just before 4:00 a.m. today w...
Jun 15, 2018
