Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey continues as fastest-growing school district in B.C.
VICTORIA - The city of Surrey remains the fastest-growing school district in the province with an additional 959 more students enrolled this year over last year. The Education Ministry says nearly 5-t...
Dec 19, 2017
Police investigate possible abduction attempt in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE - RCMP are investigating a possible attempted child abduction in Revelstoke yesterday. Mounties say a 12-year-old girl was walking to Columbia Park Elementary School when a man she describe...
Dec 19, 2017
Highway 97 crash near 100 Mile House sends woman to RIH
KAMLOOPS - A Cariboo woman was airlifted to Royal Inland Hospital following a head-on crash on Highway 97 at 103 Mile House this morning. 100 Mile House RCMP Cpl. Brian Lamb says police responded to t...
Dec 18, 2017
Multiple collisions close Coquihalla south of Merritt
KAMLOOPS – Update: According to Drive BC, the Coquihalla Highway has reopened in both directions though a travel advisory remains in effect. Update: The Coquihalla Highway remains closed in both...
Dec 18, 2017
B.C. ends grizzly bear hunt, calls it 'no longer socially acceptable'
KAMLOOPS - Hunting grizzly bears has been banned in British Columbia. The B.C. government says public consultations have made it clear that killing grizzlies is no longer socially acceptable. The spri...
Dec 18, 2017
Grocery stores making money on "penny rounding"
VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia researcher says grocery stores across Canada make just over three million dollars every year from “penny-rounding.” That occurs when cash purch...
Dec 18, 2017
Government to make new announcement about grizzly bears
VANCOUVER - B-C’s New Democratic Party government is slated to make another announcement about grizzly bears. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson and Environment Minister George Heyman speak this mo...
Dec 18, 2017
Snowfall warning issued for Trans Canada Highway
REVELSTOKE - Those driving the Trans Canada Highway today should be prepared for heavy snow. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Trans Canada from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass. Fifte...
Dec 17, 2017
Court denies WestJet's bid to toss harassment lawsuit filed by former worker
VANCOUVER - WestJet has lost a bid to throw out of court a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for women. Former flight attendant M...
Dec 16, 2017
B.C. teacher suspended after accidentally displaying porn in class
VANCOUVER - An elementary school teacher in British Columbia was suspended after inadvertently projecting pornographic images from his work laptop in a classroom. The B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Reg...
Dec 16, 2017
