Category Archives: British Columbia
Mountie enforcing distracted driving rules struck in hit-and-run in Richmond
RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP say a Mountie enforcing distracted driving laws in Richmond, B.C., was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. Police say an officer stopped a brown 2005 Audi after the driver was ...
Aug 23, 2017
B.C. seeks intervener status in court cases against Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has applied for intervener status in court challenges against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The NDP government announced earlier this month that it...
Aug 23, 2017
Brazen bear punched after breaking into home on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
GIBSONS, B.C. - Police say a black bear has been put down after it broke into a home and terrified a family in Gibsons, B.C. Sunshine Coast RCMP say Elery Froude was home with her two sons and a famil...
Aug 22, 2017
Costs for record-breaking wildfires soar in B.C. as crews battle largest blaze
KAMLOOPS - Finance Minister Carole James says the worst wildfire season in British Columbia’s history is expected to put a dent in the provincial budget as firefighters battle the largest blaze ...
Aug 22, 2017
RCMP investigate drive-by shooting in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting. At about 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, police were called to an affluent suburban neighbourhood in south Salmon Arm, where...
Aug 22, 2017
Citizens stomp down Vernon grass fire
VERNON, B.C. - Alert citizens get the credit for possibly preventing a small grass fire from becoming something larger yesterday. Deputy Fire Chief Scott Hemstad says Vernon Fire Rescue got the call t...
Aug 21, 2017
B.C. Green party exerts pressure on riding sharing, promises legislation
VANCOUVER - The Green party in British Columbia is planning to keep up the pressure to bring ride sharing to the province by reintroducing legislation to enable the services. The former Liberal govern...
Aug 21, 2017
Deadman-Vidette Road residents return home
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has partially lifted an evacuation order on the southeast flank of the massive Elephant Hill wildfire. The residents able to return home as of 12:00 no...
Aug 21, 2017
Emotional return for residents of Loon Lake
LOON LAKE, B.C. - The residents of Loon Lake are back home and are getting a first-hand picture at some of the devastation. Harold Allen has clean-up ahead of him after his cabin along Loon Lake, whic...
Aug 20, 2017
Ministry expands crown land restriction surrounding Elephant Hill wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has expanded the Crown land restriction surrounding the Elephant Hill wildfire. The Ministry made the ...
Aug 20, 2017
