Category Archives: British Columbia
Search for Cache Creek Fire Chief now a recovery mission
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The search for Cache Creek Fire Chief Clayton Cassidy is now a recovery mission. Kamloops Search and Rescue’s Alan Hobler confirmed the news Sunday afternoon saying RCMP are ...
May 07, 2017
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver
VANCOUVER - A sketch of B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver: Age: 55. Born: Victoria. Education: Bachelor of science in mathematics and physics from the University of Victoria in 1983, a masters in ...
May 07, 2017
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan bets that people-focused campaign will pay off
VANCOUVER - On a recent day on the campaign trail in British Columbia, New Democrat Leader John Horgan chatted with seniors and university students inside a locally owned diner in Kamloops, met laid-o...
May 07, 2017
Clark still smiling about chances as B.C. election enters homeward stretch
PRINCETON, B.C. - Christy Clark appears unruffled by the rebuff of a shy one-year-old outside a cafe in southern British Columbia, who buries his head in his father's shoulder. Unfazed, the B.C. Liber...
May 07, 2017
Lower Nicola cut off from City of Merritt following extreme flooding
UPDATE: BC Hydro says it is estimating the power being restored to the Lower Nicola region by 6:30 p.m. tonight. Access to the City of Merritt remains cut-off. EARLIER: MERRITT, B.C. - The entire vill...
May 07, 2017
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan
VANCOUVER - A sketch of John Horgan, leader of British Columbia's New Democratic Party: Age: 57. Born: Victoria. Family: Married Ellie in 1984; two grown sons, Nate and Evan. Education: Bachelor of Ar...
May 07, 2017
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark
VANCOUVER - A sketch of B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark: Age: 51. Born: Burnaby, B.C. Education: Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Universite de la So...
May 07, 2017
B.C. Green leader making bold predictions about multiple seats in Tuesday’s vote
DUNCAN, B.C. - It's a warm spring night and Green party Leader Andrew Weaver is standing in the middle of a paved road on a Vancouver Island First Nation talking about vote splitting in British Columb...
May 07, 2017
A list of campaign promises in the British Columbia election
VANCOUVER - A look at some of the three main parties major promises in the B.C. election campaign: Liberals: - $157 million in new spending over three years. - A personal income tax freeze and new tax...
May 07, 2017
Evacuation alert for more than 30 homes near Mamit Lake
MAMIT LAKE, B.C. - An evacuation alert is in effect for more than 30 properties near Mamit Lake. According to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, Guichon Creek has breached its banks resulting in e...
May 07, 2017
