Category Archives: British Columbia

Don't speculate on external investigations: Victoria police board
VICTORIA - The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board is asking the public not to rush to judgment or speculate as the RCMP investigates allegations against the chief constable. Police complaint commissi...
Kayla Derkach Dec 23, 2015

As Liberals prepare to legalize, Canadians facing pot charges left in limbo
VANCOUVER - While Rose Miranda waits for her April court date to face potential charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, the 65-year-old retired education assistant can’t take canna...
Kayla Derkach Dec 23, 2015

Salvadoran father linked to revolutionaries free to leave B.C. church sanctuary
VANCOUVER - An asylum seeker from El Salvador who spent two years in sanctuary inside a British Columbia church has been handed freedom by the federal government. Jose Figueroa has been granted an exe...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

Eastern Canadian ski resorts wait for the white stuff as it piles up out west
CALGARY - A reversal of fortunes is afoot in Canada as the snow continues to pile up at western Canadian ski resorts while the grass is still on display on slopes in the east. The conditions are in co...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

McBarge on the move
BURNABY - After almost 30 years, Expo '86's McBarge is on the move to its new home. It is moving from its current location on the Burrard Inlet in Burnaby to an industrial facility on the Fraser River...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

Phone scammer stopped by Victoria centenarian
KAMLOOPS - A Victoria centenarian is being credited after she alerted staff at her senior’s home about a telephone scam. According to police, the scam had already taken two other residents of th...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

CO Service downplays cheetah risk
CRESTON, B.C. - The Conservation Officer Service is downplaying the risks posed by a cheetah at large in the Kootenays. Last Thursday, RCMP alerted the public to the presence of the big cat after a mo...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

Site C contract $250M higher than estimate: Horgan
KAMLOOPS - NDP Leader John Horgan says a new contract announced for the Site C dam project on the Peace River comes in $250 million more than an estimate made just last month. BC Hydro has announced i...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

Police seek man found in wrong home, asleep in bed beside female resident
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are looking for a man who entered the wrong home and crawled into bed with the female resident. The man believed to be in his early 20s entered the home early Sund...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

Canadians with marijuana convictions call on Trudeau to offer pardons
VANCOUVER - Marcus Richardson is, in the eyes of the law, a criminal. Never mind that a judge ruled the six kilograms of cannabis police found in his car was for severely ill patients at a medical mar...
Kayla Derkach Dec 22, 2015

Our Community
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: How do you keep track of all the rules?
23h ago
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: July 3, 2025
Jul 03, 2025

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: The true sign that summer is here
Jul 03, 2025
Question of the Week
Do you support Canada's decision to boost defence spending to 2% of GDP in the next year?
Jul 02, 2025