Category Archives: British Columbia
Okanagan flood concerns recede
VERNON - Flooded lakes across the Okanagan are slowly receding, leaving muck and mess behind. Okanagan Lake fell two centimetres between Monday and yesterday but remains 60 centimetres above flood lev...
Jun 28, 2017
Man found not guilty of manslaughter in death after single punch in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - Cory Van Gilder sobbed tears of relief when a Kelowna jury declared him not guilty of manslaughter Tuesday afternoon. Van Gilder, 26, was charged in the February 2016 death of 30-year-...
Jun 27, 2017
Lightning sparks numerous fires across southeastern British Columbia
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - Lightning storms across southeastern British Columbia have sparked numerous wildfires. BC Wildfire Service personnel are at two separate fires burning just a few kilometres on either...
Jun 27, 2017
B.C. Liberals seek Speaker clarifications before Thursday's confidence vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal government is being accused of stalling on its expected defeat in the legislature by seeking procedural advice from the Speaker before a confidence vote. Liberal ...
Jun 27, 2017
Health Canada allows oral and nasal use of drugs at 2 B.C. consumption sites
VANCOUVER - Drug users at supervised consumption sites is Surrey, B.C., have been allowed to use substances orally and nasally, not just by injection, in the first such exemption approved by Health Ca...
Jun 27, 2017
Charges laid alleging death threats against B.C.'s premier, Speaker
VICTORIA - A woman faces charges of uttering death threats aimed at Premier Christy Clark and Speaker of the legislature Steve Thomson over allegations she left threatening telephone messages at two K...
Jun 27, 2017
Vancouver’s electric car owners to see fees for using city-owned charge stations
VANCOUVER - An electric vehicle pilot program set to be introduced in Vancouver could be a jolt in the wallet for drivers of battery-powered cars. Two programs will be presented to councillors Tuesday...
Jun 27, 2017
B.C.’s independent police watchdog says RCMP wrong in finding man shot himself
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office says RCMP in Port Coquitlam incorrectly reported that a distraught man may have taken his own life during a confrontation with polic...
Jun 27, 2017
Canadian English accent surprisingly uniform coast to coast: Researchers
VANCOUVER - Celebrations across Canada this weekend may look different from one community to the next, but for most of the country it will all sound the same. Derek Denis, a post-doctoral researcher o...
Jun 27, 2017
Delay rejected in lawsuit challenging solitary confinement on charter grounds
VANCOUVER - A leading civil liberties group says a judge has denied a request to delay a lawsuit that challenges the use of indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons. The Attorney General of ...
Jun 27, 2017
