Category Archives: British Columbia

RCMP ask drivers to stay off Highway 97 between Vernon and Kelowna
VERNON - RCMP have issued a special advisory concerning the driving conditions on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kelowna. Motorists are advised to only use that route if they absolutely have to, as the...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2016

Fire in Pritchard destroys shed and damages neighbours home
PRITHCARD, B.C.,- The Pritchard Volunteer Fire Department confirmed a detached shed was destroyed in a fire Friday night. Fire Chief Marc Coray says they responded around 9:55 pm to 1361 Bostock Cresc...
Kayla Derkach Jan 02, 2016

Canadians go for frosty New Year's Day swim in annual polar bear plunges
VANCOUVER - C.J. Pentland has made it a tradition to celebrate New Year’s Day by experiencing the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean. Every year, the 24-year-old and his family and friends dress...
Kayla Derkach Jan 01, 2016

Driver in Merritt-area crash facing charges
KAMLOOPS - A driver involved in a serious single-vehicle crash on the Okanagan Connector near Merritt this week is facing charges. The crash happened near Hamilton Hill at about noon on Monday when an...
Kayla Derkach Dec 30, 2015

Cause of death unknown after orca calf found dead on Vancouver Island coast
VANCOUVER - A female orca calf has been found dead on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell of Fisheries and Oceans Canada said a surfer spotted the dead whale washed up on Mussel Beach ne...
Kayla Derkach Dec 30, 2015

Police say woman, man mauled by 2 dogs in home in British Columbia
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia say two dogs who got into a home and mauled a couple was like a movie. Fort St. John RCMP say a frantic woman called 911 late Christmas Day ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 30, 2015

Homes shake, residents unnerved, but no damage from moderate B.C. quake
VANCOUVER - Some thought a car had rammed their home. Others thought it was someone pounding on the door or the neighbours moving furniture. It wasn’t until the shaking stopped several seconds l...
Kayla Derkach Dec 30, 2015

Man rams RCMP cruiser, flees on kayak
SICAMOUS, B.C.- What started out as a traffic stop on Old Spallumcheen Road near Sicamous BC, ended with Sicamous RCMP and an RCMP dog handler tracking a suspect in the Mara Lake area. At around 02:30...
Kayla Derkach Dec 29, 2015

Relatives of drowned Syrian boy land in Canada
VANCOUVER - Relatives of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach landed in Vancouver on Monday. Mohammed Kurdi, his wife and their five children have come to Canada as refugees, ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 28, 2015

Greater Victoria sees eight suspected drug overdose deaths in one week
VICTORIA - Drugs are likely to blame for the deaths of eight people in Greater Victoria over the past week, says the BC Coroners Service. The only confirmed overdose was a man who died in a downtown V...
Kayla Derkach Dec 27, 2015

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