Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Despite a small rise, B.C.’s unemployment rate is still the best in Canada. It’s the only rate under 5%, having risen to 4.8% in January, from 4.6% in December. Overall, Januar...

KAMLOOPS - A Prince George man is celebrating a major lottery win. 55 year old Mike Jansen won the January 29th Daily Grand. “When I told my wife that I had won the lottery, she didn't believe m...

KAMLOOPS - Police have arrested a 24 year old Chase-area man in relation to an armed robbery at the Chase Groceteria last month. The incident occurred Jan. 21 and Cpl. Scott Linklater says charges inc...

KAMLOOPS - Avalanche Canada has issued a special public avalanche warning as British Columbians get ready to head out and enjoy the Family Day long weekend. The warning applies to the Lizard Range and...

KAMLOOPS - Good news for workers earning the minimum wage in British Columbia. On Thursday, Premier John Horgan announced the hourly minimum wage will rise $1.30 to $12.65 beginning June 1, 2018, will...

KAMLOOPS - Poor road conditions have prompted the Cariboo School District to cancel school bus service Thursday. As a result, school buses will not be serving the Williams Lake and 100 Mile House area...

KAMLOOPS - Wednesday was a record breaker when it comes to snowfall in Williams Lake. Environment Canada Meteorologist Cindy Yu says the central Cariboo town received 19.8 centimetres of snow Wednesda...

VANCOUVER - Wetter than normal weather has led to a mounting snowpack in much of BC. Dave Campbell from the BC River Forecast Centre says the provincial average is 108 percent of normal, up from 96 pe...

CRANBROOK - The wife of Cranbrook’s late fire chief has died following a crash on Highway 3. The Cranbrook Fire Association says Joan MacKinnon died yesterday from injuries she sustained in Satu...

KAMLOOPS - Nine charges have been laid against a man arrested after a police standoff in Coldstream. RCMP were called to a home on Torrent Drive overnight Monday after a distraught man armed with a gu...