Category Archives: British Columbia
RCMP cruiser rammed in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are looking for help from the public after one of their cruisers was rammed early this morning. It happened as officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle re...
Aug 31, 2017
Elephant Hill fire grows past 180,000 hectares
KAMLOOPS - The Elephant Hill wildfire has grown again. BC Wildfire Service estimates recorded Thursday had the fire at 181,273 hectares. Fire Information Officer Claire Allen says the majority of grow...
Aug 31, 2017
Sex assault victims asked to come forward
NAKUSP, B.C. - Mounties in the West Kootenay community of Nakusp are asking possible victims to come forward in connection to a historic sexual assault case. Police in Victoria arrested 70-year-old Ha...
Aug 31, 2017
Tsilhqot'in chief charged with sexual offence placed on leave
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Tsilhqot’in chief accused of a sexual offence against a child has been placed on a leave of absence by the Tsilhqot’in National Government (TNG). Xeni Gwet’in...
Aug 31, 2017
Greyhound bus route on B.C.’s Highway of Tears one of five that could be axed
VANCOUVER - Greyhound Canada has applied to regulators in British Columbia to drop five routes, four of them in northern B.C., as the company deals with plunging ridership. Greyhound calls the decisio...
Aug 31, 2017
National Energy Board says Trans Mountain meets conditions for B.C. terminal
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board says the Trans Mountain pipeline project has met conditions required for the expansion of its Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C. Trans Mountain, a subsidi...
Aug 31, 2017
Evacuation order issued near Highway 24
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has issued another evacuation order in relation to the Elephant Hill wildfire, this one south of Highway 24. The order comes after an urgent tactic...
Aug 30, 2017
B.C. First Nations chief charged with sexual offence involving minor
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nations chief in British Columbia is facing a charge of sexual interference of a person under the age of 16. The British Columbia prosecution service says Roger William o...
Aug 30, 2017
Heat, strong winds reawaken monster Elephant Hill fire
KAMLOOPS - Nights are getting longer, but record-setting temperatures and strong wind mean there is no rest for firefighters trying to snuff out the Elephant Hill wildfire northwest of Kamloops. The b...
Aug 30, 2017
Vernon police seek sweet shop robber
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon RCMP are asking for help from the public identifying a man suspected to have robbed a local eatery. On August 13, the Peachwave Frozen Yogurt Store on 27th Street was robbed by a...
Aug 29, 2017
