Category Archives: British Columbia
Provincial budget report calls for investments in education, help for wildfire affected communities
KAMLOOPS - Support for wildfire affected communities and further investments in education. Those were just two of the areas a provincial all-party committee on the Budget 2018 Consultation focused on ...
Nov 15, 2017
Car theft leads to arrest in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - One person is facing charges after allegedly trying to steal a vehicle in the Fraser Canyon. Police say it all started Monday when Boston Bar RCMP received a report of the robbery and t...
Nov 15, 2017
More bad weather for Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has dropped wind warnings for the south coast, but blustery weather continues to cause problems — delaying early ferry runs to Vancouver Island and leaving more th...
Nov 15, 2017
Softwood lumber deal shows no sign of being resolved
VICTORIA - B-C’s forests minister says no end is in sight as softwood lumber negotiations drag on between Canada and the United States. Doug Donaldson says it’s difficult to negotiate with...
Nov 15, 2017
Driver black and blue after orange truck crash blocks Yellowhead; other drivers seeing red
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - A semi crash stopped traffic on the Yellowhead Highway near Blue River Monday. CFJC viewer Oddmund Penner snapped photos of the transport truck overturned, blocking both lanes of th...
Nov 14, 2017
Collision near Prince George takes life
PRINCE GEORGE - A collision at the intersection of Old Cariboo Highway and Cummings Road just outside of Prince George Sunday morning has claimed the life of an adult male, according to the RCMP. Poli...
Nov 14, 2017
Home sales in B.C. rise in October despite higher prices, less choice
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s housing market continues to power forward even though real estate experts say fewer properties are available for sale. The British Columbia Real Estate Association...
Nov 14, 2017
City of Vernon proposes 6.38% tax increase, including six more officers
VERNON, B.C. - City of Vernon administration is recommending a 6.38 percent tax increase for 2018. Chief administrative officer Will Pearce outlined the proposed budget this morning, saying it focuses...
Nov 14, 2017
Shots fired in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Police are looking for anyone who knows about possible gun shots that were fired over the course of several hours yesterday in Chilliwack, one of which is believed to have gone through th...
Nov 14, 2017
Former Conservative Cabinet Minister to run in Surrey-White Rock
SURREY - A former Conservative cabinet minister has been tasked with trying to hold onto a Lower Mainland seat for the Tories in an upcoming federal byelection. Former national revenue minister Kerry-...
Nov 14, 2017
