Category Archives: British Columbia
Democracy Watch appeals court decision over B.C. Liberals’ fundraising
VANCOUVER - The group Democracy Watch is appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision tossing out a case involving allegations that Premier Christy Clark was in a conflict of interest related to the Libera...
Apr 24, 2017
Attempted murder charges laid following shooting in Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. - Two men are facing charges including attempted murder after a shooting incident in Merritt Saturday night. RCMP Cst. Tracy Dunsmore says the shooting came outside a house party in the ...
Apr 24, 2017
British Columbia’s election heats up as campaign nears halfway mark
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign is nearing the halfway mark and the leaders of the province's main political parties are battling for votes. NDP Leader John Horgan hosted a rally in V...
Apr 24, 2017
Evacuation order lifted as landslide fears subside near Salmon Arm, B.C.
SALMON ARM , B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted for 10 homes near Salmon Arm, B.C., after fears of a landslide subsided. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District ordered residents of the homes t...
Apr 23, 2017
Mudslinging continues as B.C. election approaches halfway mark
VANCOUVER - Leaders of British Columbia's main political parties are continuing to take shots at each other's election promises and past performances as the campaign nears the halfway mark. NDP Leader...
Apr 23, 2017
Judgment in July as trial wraps for four men accused of smuggling Tamil migrants
VANCOUVER - The trial for four men charged with smuggling dozens of Tamil migrants to Canada aboard a decrepit ship is over and the judge has reserved his decision until July. B.C. Supreme Court Justi...
Apr 22, 2017
Forestry firm halts operations, offers condolences for deaths of three workers
WOSS, B.C. - The company operating a train that derailed and killed three people in a northern Vancouver Island community stopped business Friday out of respect for the families of the victims. Two pe...
Apr 22, 2017
Fatal accident closes highway 97 near Quesnel
KERSLEY, B.C. - A bus accident on Highway 97 near Quesnel has left seven people injured and one dead. The multi-vehicle accident involving a Greyhound bus occurred on Highway 97 3 km south of Kersley ...
Apr 21, 2017
B.C. election: Key developments from Day 11 on the campaign trail
VANCOUVER - A look at some key developments from Day 11 of the B.C. election campaign for each of the parties: LIBERALS: - Liberal Leader Christy Clark said she will not rest until she secures a ̶...
Apr 21, 2017
Liberal Leader Christy Clark says U.S. “greed” driving softwood spat
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Greedy "lumber barons" in the United States are to blame for the softwood lumber dispute, and their push to choke off the supply of disputed Canadian timber will only make it har...
Apr 21, 2017
