Category Archives: British Columbia

PRITCHARD, B.C. - Traffic was shut down from more than two hours on the Trans Canada Highway east of Pritchard last night as police dealt with a distraught man threatening to kill himself. Chase RCMP ...

VICTORIA - A pay raise kicks in for approximately 400,000 British Columbians today. Victoria is raising the minimum wage by a $1.30 per hour to $12.65 per hour - an 11.5 per cent increase. Liquor serv...

MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects responsible for stealing $10,000 worth of tires and rims. Cst. Tracy Dunsmore says the theft occurred the even...

KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Green Party starts their annual meeting tonight in Kamloops at TRU. Leader Andrew Weaver kicks things off tonight with a keynote address. Workshops will occupy most of tomorrow, wi...

KAMLOOPS - The NDP government has announced a new board chair for the Kamloops-based BC Lottery Corporation. Peter Kappel succeeds Bud Smith, who served as board chair for nearly five years. Smith is ...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - The community of Clearwater has come together to support the family of a boy who died tragically on Tuesday. 8 year old Brody Wynne was biking to school Tuesday morning when he hit ...

VERNON - Police say they are confident they will be able to identify a driver involved in two hit and run incidents north of Vernon. RCMP responded to a report of a two vehicle hit and run collision o...

MERRITT - A combination of cooler weather and hard work by wildfire crews have helped tame a blaze near Merritt. The 53-hectare Chataway Lake fire, located 27 kilometres northwest of Merritt, is now u...

CACHE CREEK - Cache Creek is taking no chances when it comes to the wildfire risk this summer. The village’s Volunteer Fire Fighters Association has put in place a campfire and open-burning ban ...

LILLOOET - All evacuation orders and alerts in relation to the Xusum Creek fire near LIllooet have been lifted. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District announced the news on its website this afternoon...