Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Ferries warns of zero tolerance for passengers who drink or use drugs
VICTORIA - BC Ferries is reminding travellers that impaired passengers or drivers at its terminals or onboard its ships will not be tolerated. A news release from BC Ferries says customers who arrive ...
Jul 06, 2017
NDP officially takes power July 18; inner circle packs experience, bite: experts
VICTORIA - The steep political mountain facing John Horgan's minority government in British Columbia was apparent in the key appointments he made to his inner circle of close advisers, say political o...
Jul 06, 2017
5 B.C. men charged for alleged trafficking in fentanyl and carfentanil
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say five people have been charged with multiple offences related to drug trafficking in fentanyl, carfentanil and cocaine. A news release issued by the A...
Jul 06, 2017
Police seek man in alleged sexual assault in park washroom in Midway, B.C.
MIDWAY, B.C. - Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in an alleged sexual assault in the village of Midway, B.C. RCMP say in a news release that the alleged assault...
Jul 06, 2017
Wildfire near 100 Mile House grows exponentially
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A fire that broke out this morning just outside of 100 Mile House has exploded in size this afternoon. The blaze is just west of the community along the Gustafsen North Forest S...
Jul 06, 2017
More than 200 cases tossed over delays since Supreme Court's Jordan decision
VANCOUVER - More than 200 criminal cases across the country have been tossed due to unreasonable delays since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark Jordan decision one year ago, court data shows. The...
Jul 06, 2017
SPCA says puppy's tail 'grossly swollen, infected' after home amputation in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The SPCA is looking for the owner of an injured Doberman pinscher puppy found at the side of a road in Langley, B.C. It says the three-month-old pup, dubbed Lola, was discovered on Sunday....
Jul 06, 2017
Indigenous women’s inquiry head says process moving at ‘lightning speed’
VANCOUVER - The head of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women denies the process is drifting, saying she believes it's moving at "lightning speed." Marion Buller announced Th...
Jul 06, 2017
First-degree murder trial for three men in Kelowna, B.C., adjourned to July 24
KELOWNA, B.C. - A B.C. Supreme Court trial has been briefly adjourned for three men charged with first-degree murder in a gang-related shooting in Kelowna. Jason McBride, Michael Jones and Jujhar Khun...
Jul 06, 2017
Three arrested, found with weapons at Williams Lake Stampede
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Three men are facing weapons charges following arrests at the Williams Lake Stampede grounds this past weekend. Members of the Cariboo Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit witnessed tw...
Jul 05, 2017
