Category Archives: British Columbia
Company that runs B.C. casino says it follows rules on money laundering
RICHMOND, B.C. - The head of a company that runs a British Columbia casino alleged to have taken in millions that could be proceeds of crime says procedures to ensure compliance with regulations are s...
Oct 24, 2017
Another site being scoured after human remains found at rural property in the north Okanagan
VERNON - RCMP were scouring a third area off Salmon River Road Monday afternoon after human remains were found at a rural property a few kilometres away in the north Okanagan. Police were standing gua...
Oct 23, 2017
Supervised consumption site suggested for Vernon
VERNON - Vernon could join Kelowna and Kamloops as having supervised safe injection sites. There hasn't been any formal plans for it, but Annette Sharkey from the North Okanagan Social Planning Counci...
Oct 23, 2017
Guilty plea in Vernon park homicide
VERNON - A man who killed a friend after a disagreement in Vernon's Polson Park, has been sentenced. 30 year old Tal La Riviere had been charged with second degree murder, but pled guilty to the lesse...
Oct 23, 2017
Pair rescued from North Thompson River near Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - Two boaters were rescued from the North Thompson River near Barriere last night. Volunteer Search Manager Alan Hobler of Kamloops Search and Rescue says a passing motorist spotted the...
Oct 23, 2017
Massive search for missing Prince George woman proves fruitless
ASHCROFT, B.C. Local searchers are taking a break from their exhaustive search for a missing Prince George woman near Ashcroft. 61 year old Jenny Lynn Larocque was reported missing October 3, and her ...
Oct 23, 2017
Bears killed after biting, scratching two people in Mission, B.C.
MISSION, B.C. - Two people have been injured by a bear that broke into a home in Mission, B.C. Murray Smith with the provincial Conservation Officer Service says a Mission resident heard a commotion i...
Oct 23, 2017
Body found on rural property near Vernon ‘suspicious’: police
VERNON, B.C. - Police say human remains have been discovered on a rural property north of Vernon. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says in a release that officers were executing a search warrant at the property...
Oct 22, 2017
Residents forced from homes due to ammonia leak in Fernie, B.C. allowed to return
FERNIE, B.C. - Residents who were forced from their homes because of a deadly ammonia leak at an ice rink in Fernie, B.C., are being allowed back home. The City of Fernie says it has determined that t...
Oct 22, 2017
Oprah Winfrey and a host of celebrities attend ‘B.C. Miracle Concert’
VANCOUVER - The David Foster Foundation's annual Miracle Gala and Concert that touted a celebrity guest list including Oprah Winfrey and Steven Tyler has come a long way from it's roots as a softball ...
Oct 22, 2017
