Category Archives: British Columbia
New appointments by B.C. Premier John Horgan for ICBC, Hydro, BC Housing
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan is moving quickly to put the New Democratic Party stamp on the province's Crown corporations and government organizations. A news release from the premi...
Jul 20, 2017
Mounties help livestock displaced by B.C. wildfires as drivers urged to look out
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires in British Columbia, but the flames have also forced livestock left behind to flee beyond their enclosures. RCMP Cpl. Janelle Shoi...
Jul 20, 2017
Toll of destroyed structures rises as crews assess wildfire damage
VANCOUVER – Wildfires burning across British Columbia have destroyed another 41 homes and the head of the Cariboo Regional District says he believes that number will rise. The district released ...
Jul 20, 2017
Rain and lightning overnight, more on the way
KAMLOOPS - The smell of fresh rainfall was evident in Kamloops, a welcome relief for those fighting the wildfires. The overnight rain won’t be enough to dampen the fire danger much, but cooler t...
Jul 20, 2017
Expert advises B.C. premier to ‘stay focused’ as government inundated with asks
VANCOUVER - John Horgan has been British Columbia's premier for less than a day and already the requests are flooding in, as various groups compete to get their respective wish lists into the new gove...
Jul 19, 2017
41 homes confirmed destroyed in the Cariboo
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District says 41 homes within its boundaries have been claimed by this summer’s wildfire crisis. Officials say that is out of more than 13,000 parcels ...
Jul 19, 2017
Body recovered in Okanagan Lake believed to be missing Kamloops man
KELOWNA - RCMP in Kelowna believe they have recovered the body of a Kamloops man who went missing while boating with friends on Okanagan Lake. The man went missing Saturday evening. The group had stop...
Jul 19, 2017
Regina woman says she needed spirituality while in solitary confinement
VANCOUVER - A Regina woman who spent 3-1/2 years in solitary confinement cried Wednesday as she recalled how a spiritual ceremony led by a First Nations elder helped her through difficult times at a B...
Jul 19, 2017
Man dies following struggle with Mounties in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - RCMP say a 35-year-old man is dead following a struggle with police in Prince George, B.C. B.C. RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau says police received a report about a ma...
Jul 19, 2017
RCMP investigating suspicious death of teenage girl in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Police say they are investigating a possible murder after the body of a 13-year-old girl was found in a wooded area of a popular suburban Vancouver park. Cpl. Meghan Foster with the In...
Jul 19, 2017
