Category Archives: British Columbia
Logan Lake flooding closes Tunkwa Lake Road
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — Flooding throughout the Southern Interior has closed Tunkwa Lake Road at the intersection of Highway 97C and Highway 97D. The closure is being attributed to the diverting of w...
May 05, 2017
Mill Creek flood has dozen residents trapped near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. — Thursday’s thunderstorm hit the Southern Interior hard, including Merritt, where about 12 residents have no way out after a portion of Mill Creek Road was washed out by fla...
May 05, 2017
Crown defends reliability of evidence in final day of B.C. polygamy trial
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The trial of two fundamentalist church leaders charged with polygamy wrapped up in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday with the Crown arguing the bulk of marriage and personal records enter...
May 05, 2017
Rescue crews scour waters in Cache Creek for missing firefighter
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A frantic search for the village fire chief has been launched in Cache Creek. In response to an overnight rain storm, Clayton Cassidy went out in the pre-dawn hours Friday to check...
May 05, 2017
Opioid crisis draws election debate after 15 people die in Vancouver in one week
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's opioid crisis became a focal point of the province's election campaign on Thursday after receiving less attention than other issues, despite the ongoing death toll. Fift...
May 05, 2017
B.C. election: Key developments from Day 24
VANCOUVER - A look at some key developments from Day 24 of the B.C. election campaign for each of the parties: NDP: - NDP Leader John Horgan said his party would create a standalone Ministry of Mental...
May 05, 2017
New Democrat Leader John Horgan looking forward to B.C. election results
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan says he's been crisscrossing the province speaking to voters and thinks British Columbia can't afford another four years of a Liberal government. While campaigning i...
May 05, 2017
B.C. NDP claim Liberals would bring back HST despite Clark’s denials
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democrats are accusing the Liberals of planning to bring back the divisive harmonized sales tax, raising the spectre of a tumultuous time for Christy Clark's party. ...
May 04, 2017
Marriage records, police statements are key in B.C. polygamy trial: prosecutor
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The prosecution in the trial of two B.C. men accused of having multiple wives has wrapped up its case. Winston Blackmore is the head of a religious group in Bountiful, a community in...
May 04, 2017
Liberals, NDP battle over future taxes on B.C. election campaign trail
VANCOUVER - There are just a few days left in British Columbia's election campaign and one of the party leaders says he's excited for voting day. Speaking at a campaign event in North Vancouver yester...
May 04, 2017
