Category Archives: British Columbia
Tax scam time again-Vernon man loses $11,000
VERNON - A Vernon resident has lost 11-thousand dollars in the latest telephone scam involving what he thought was a call from the Canada Revenue Agency. RCMP say the North Okanagan resident received ...
Jan 23, 2018
Vancouver gang violence worst in a decade
VANCOUVER - Vancouver’s police chief says the Metro Vancouver area is experiencing a surge of gang violence not seen in a decade. Chief Adam Palmer says the death of an innocent 15-year-old boy ...
Jan 23, 2018
Final Liberal leadership debate goes tonight
VANCOUVER - The final debate before the B-C Liberals vote in a new party leader kicks off tonight. Three veteran cabinet ministers, Mike de Jong, Andrew Wilkinson and Todd Stone, are facing backbenche...
Jan 23, 2018
Minister says quake shows tsunami warning systems working well
VICTORIA - Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says this morning’s tsunami warning reveals that B-C’s tsunami warning systems work well. Farnworth issued a statement following the cancel...
Jan 23, 2018
Tsunami warning for B.C.'s coast is cancelled after Alaska quake
VANCOUVER - The tsunami warning issued for coastal British Columbia has been cancelled. Residents along the province’s coast were woken by warning sirens today shortly after the quake with a mag...
Jan 23, 2018
Firefighters wanted in Williams Lake
KAMLOOPS - Interested in a career fighting fires? If yes, the Williams Lake Fire Department would like to hear from you. “We want to hire some new members, we’re down a few this year,̶...
Jan 22, 2018
Man brandishes knife, robs Chase Groceteria
CHASE, B.C. - RCMP in Chase are investigating a knifepoint robbery last night. Police say a man entered the Chase Groceteria at about 6:30 p.m. carrying a knife and demanding money. After he received ...
Jan 22, 2018
Explosion knocks out drying complex at Teck coal mine, raising safety concerns
VANCOUVER - The union at a Teck Resources Ltd. coal mine near Sparwood, B.C., says it’s concerned about worker safety following an explosion that knocked out the mine’s coal drying complex...
Jan 22, 2018
One dead, one still missing as family swept away in Vancouver Island creek
CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada - Searchers on Vancouver Island are hopeful but admit they are bracing for the worst after three people on a family outing on an all-terrain vehicle were swept away while crossi...
Jan 22, 2018
Wind storm wallops B.C.’s south coast, leading to power outages, ferry cancellations
VANCOUVER - All hands are on deck Sunday as heavy winds knocked out power for tens of thousands of BC Hydro customers. More than 69,000 customers are in the dark across the province as of Sunday morni...
Jan 21, 2018
