Category Archives: British Columbia
Drugs to be sold in vending machines?
VANCOUVER - The B-C Centre for Disease Control admits its idea to make a safe opioid available in vending machines sounds off the wall. But executive medical director Dr. Mark Tyndall is hoping it wil...
Dec 22, 2017
Brazilians lead international visitors to B.C. in October
VICTORIA - The B-C government says October showed a 6.1 per cent increase in international visitors to the province over the same month last year. The total year-to-date international visitor arrivals...
Dec 22, 2017
Snowfall causes highway havoc north of Kamloops
VINSULLA, B.C. - Today’s snowfall and icy road conditions contributed to a number of accidents north of Kamloops. Barriere RCMP say they have responded to multiple crashes in the Vinsulla and Li...
Dec 21, 2017
Woman dies in three vehicle crash west of Revelstoke
KAMLOOPS - One person was killed and two others seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash 40 kilometres west of Revelstoke today on Highway 1. Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinksy of the Revelstoke RCMP says po...
Dec 21, 2017
Coquihalla contractor urges caution during Christmas commute
KAMLOOPS - If you plan on using the Coquihalla Highway to get where you’re going this holiday season, Friday and Saturday are your best bets. “We’re not expecting any snow to occur o...
Dec 21, 2017
Skier dies at Big White
KAMLOOPS - A man has died while skiing at Big White Resort near Kelowna. Witnesses say the man was skiing Wednesday morning when he crossed under a closed area rope and fell off a 30 foot cliff, landi...
Dec 21, 2017
Kelowna man charged with killing family
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man has been charged with murder after three people were found dead in his home. Jacob Daniel Forman, 34, is in custody. "Kelowna RCMP members were called to a residence in Bolotzk...
Dec 21, 2017
B.C. Inflation rate fourth highest in Canada
VICTORIA - Canada’s inflation rate recorded a big jump last month, leaping to 2.1 per cent in November from its 1.4 per cent setting one month earlier. Statistics Canada says gasoline prices and...
Dec 21, 2017
Tragedy unfolding in Kelowna just before Christmas
KELOWNA - A tragic incident appears to be unfolding in Kelowna just days before Christmas. A 34 year old Rutland man has been charged with three murders after police found the bodies of three people i...
Dec 21, 2017
Tolko, Splatsin sign agreement
VERNON, B.C. - Forest company Tolko and the Splatsin First Nation have signed a Letter of Intent that would see the two have a much closer working relationship. They already have a long and cooperativ...
Dec 20, 2017
