Category Archives: British Columbia
Williams Lake mill fire prompts union to seek help from BC government
KAMLOOPS - The United Steelworkers, the union representing around 170 employees at Tolko Industries Lakeview mill in Williams Lake, will be seeking help from the provincial government following last w...
Nov 07, 2017
Vernon Mayor Mund sorry for drinking and driving
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon's Mayor isn't dismissing the warning he received after being stopped by a Mountie and taking a roadside breath test. Akbal Mund received the 3 day driving prohibition and fine af...
Nov 07, 2017
Police say girl died after falling from window of highrise in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - RCMP in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby say the death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a highrise is not considered suspicious. Cpl. Daniela Panesar says the child fell from a w...
Nov 07, 2017
Sawmill fire in Williams Lake still smoldering
WILLIAMS LAKE - A fire at the Tolko Mill in Williams Lake continues to cause problems. Flareups continued into early yesterday morning as the blaze, which started over the weekend, proved difficult fo...
Nov 07, 2017
RCMP seek missing Lillooet woman
KAMLOOPS - Police in Lillooet are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 26-year-old woman. Lacey Tom was reported missing on Sunday and last seen on Friday in the Lillooet area. Lacey ...
Nov 06, 2017
Police officer dies after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer is being remembered as a “hero” after he died Monday in an exchange of gunfire with a man accused of shooting at people in a parking lo...
Nov 06, 2017
Province takes aim at distracted drivers with increased premiums
KAMLOOPS - Yet another reason to leave the phone alone while behind the wheel of your vehicle. The government of B.C. has announced it will work to designate distracted driving as a high-risk driving ...
Nov 06, 2017
Federal NDP leader witnesses opioid overdose crisis, break his heart
VICTORIA - Jagmeet Singh says he's witnessed the devastation of British Columbia's opioid overdose epidemic and it breaks his heart. The federal New Democrat Party leader says he visited an overdose p...
Nov 05, 2017
BC Liberal leadership candidates debate rural development, opioid crisis
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - BC Liberal leadership hopefuls touted their ideas for bolstering the resource sector and tackling the province's opioid overdose crisis in an appeal to northern voters during Sat...
Nov 04, 2017
B.C. NDP premier tells celebratory convention delegates tough decisions ahead
VICTORIA, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan kicked off his party's post-election convention today cheering on the New Democratic Party's rise to power after 16 years of Liberal governments, ...
Nov 04, 2017
