Category Archives: British Columbia
BC records enormous spike in overdose deaths in March
VICTORIA - BC has seen a troubling spike in overdose deaths. The latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service show 161 deaths from overdoses of illicit drugs in March, making it the second-deadliest...
May 10, 2018
Flood threat closes Highway 8
MERRITT, B.C. - Motorists beware: the rapid increase in flood waters has closed Highway 8 in both direction at 10 Mile Bridge, 10 kilometres west of Merritt city centre. The Thompson-Nicola Regional D...
May 10, 2018
Body recovered in Vernon
VERNON - Vernon RCMP says a body has been recovered from the shore of Okanagan Lake south of the Outback resort on Eastside Road in Vernon. Police say they were called Tuesday about the body by a pass...
May 10, 2018
Rain brings more flooding concerns
VANCOUVER - Recent downpours in many parts of British Columbia’s southern Interior have added to flooding woes across the already soggy region, prompting new flood warnings for several rivers, f...
May 10, 2018
Possible connection examined between shootings in the Okanagan and Nanaimo
VERNON - RCMP have released more information about a shooting in Vernon on Monday and how it may be connected to the fatal shooting of a man by police at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo. T...
May 10, 2018
Rising waters prompts evacuation of RV parks on Upper Nicola Reserve lands
MERRITT - Flood concerns are creating havoc in the lives of residents in the Upper Nicola area. Today, an evacuation order was issued to the following four RV Parks on Upper Nicola Reserve lands: Nico...
May 09, 2018
Lytton RCMP seek clues to long-time missing persons case
LYTTON - It’s been almost seven years since Darcy Brian Turner went missing, but police are not giving up on the search. Turner, who was 55 years old when he was reported missing on June 20, 201...
May 09, 2018
Threats, but no regrets over SD74 white privilege poster campaign
KAMLOOPS - The superintendent of the Gold Trail School District (SD74) has no regrets about the anti-racism campaign it launched earlier this year but acknowledges it has led to threats regarding her ...
May 09, 2018
RAW VIDEO: Highway 8 reopens near Merritt
MERRITT - Good news for motorists in the Merritt area. Highway 8 has reopened to single lane alternating traffic after being closed due to a washout 10 kilometres west of the Merritt bridge earlier th...
May 09, 2018
Mobile test alerts in BC today
KAMLOOPS - Don’t panic when your cellphone goes off at 1:55 p.m. today. Wireless alerts will be tested for the first time as part of a federal-provincial government initiative to improve public ...
May 09, 2018
