Category Archives: British Columbia
MSP cut to be offset with pain at the pump: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
KAMLOOPS - There’s both good news and bad news to look forward to in 2018 when it comes to taxes. “To start off with the good, our Medical Services Premium, the MSP, which is of course the...
Dec 29, 2017
Benjamin, Olivia B.C.'s top baby names so far in 2017
KAMLOOPS - If you named your child either Benjamin or Olivia this year, you’re not alone. The Vital Statistics Agency says the top baby name in 2017 so far for boys is Benjamin, and for girls, O...
Dec 29, 2017
ICBC: Don't be a statistic this New Year's Eve
KAMLOOPS - ICBC has released some chilling statistics for those intent on partying it up on New Year’s Eve. The public insurer says on that night alone, one person is killed and 170 people are i...
Dec 29, 2017
Vigil honours memory of murder victims in Rutland
KELOWNA - More than 70 people braved freezing temperatures to attend a vigil in Kelowna last night, honouring the mother and two young girls found murdered in their Rutland home just before Christmas....
Dec 29, 2017
Snow and freezing rain continue to wreak havoc around B.C.
VANCOUVER - Are you having fun yet? Winter weather systems continue to wreak havoc around the province this morning. Thousands of people in the Fraser Valley are waking up to chilly and dark condition...
Dec 29, 2017
Sicamous man facing attempted extortion charge
KAMLOOPS - Sicamous man Bradley Garbutt has been charged with one count of attempted extortion. Few details have been released though Mounties say the charge follows a “fulsome” investigat...
Dec 28, 2017
Emergency call-takers at B.C.'s 911 centre report top-10 list of nuisance calls
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s largest emergency call centre has released its list of nuisance calls for 2017 and while the collection may sound amusing, those answering the phone say it also hi...
Dec 28, 2017
Year in Review: MP Albas blasts feds over ethics violations, budgeting
KAMLOOPS - Ethics violations and bad budgeting. Those are two issues Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola Conservative MP Dan Albas remembers most when looking back at 2017. “To Finance Minister ...
Dec 28, 2017
One person dies in Trans Canada crash near Revelstoke
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Revelstoke now say one person died after a wreck on the Trans-Canada Highway near Summit Lake yesterday. The accident happened about 40 kilometres west of Revelstoke just before 11:...
Dec 28, 2017
Rallies planned in Vernon today ahead of court appearance by Curtis Sagmoen
VERNON - Opponents of violence against women plan to rally and march this morning in Vernon, in advance of an expected court date for Curtis Sagmoen. The 36-year-old is charged with several counts rel...
Dec 28, 2017
