Category Archives: British Columbia
The snow just keeps coming on area highways, but flying conditions are better
KAMLOOPS - It doesn’t seem to matter where you’re travelling, the snow is going to be an issue on the highways. The Coquihalla is again going to be the worst. Yet another snowfall warning ...
Dec 29, 2016
Search suspended for missing B.C. men amid bad weather, high avalanche risk
VANCOUVER - Bad weather and a risk of avalanche forced crews to suspend the search for two Vancouver-area men missing in the frigid backcountry of Vancouver's North Shore. Forty-three-year-old Roy Lee...
Dec 29, 2016
Departing health minister sees change as a powerful force in 2017 B.C. election
VICTORIA - Health Minister Terry Lake will be sitting on the sidelines, but he expects the winds of political change will be one of the strongest challenges facing B.C. Premier Christy Clark's Liberal...
Dec 29, 2016
Old Mabel Lake docks to be removed
VERNON, B.C. - Up to nine old docks that once were part of Mabel Lake Resort and were considered for use as part of a new breakwater by the boat launch are now heading for destruction. The Enderby &am...
Dec 28, 2016
B.C. expects strong 2017 after leading the country in retail sales growth
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government predicts 2017 will be another strong year for retail sales in the province. A news release from the province says new figures from Statistics Canada point to...
Dec 28, 2016
Wildlife centre says dozens of eagles electrocuted by power-pole perch
DELTA, B.C. - Dozens of bald eagles that have flocked to British Columbia's Lower Mainland this year have been killed after they perched on power poles instead of trees. A wildlife rescue group is sou...
Dec 28, 2016
Vancouver airport set to break travel records
VANCOUVER - Vancouver International Airport says it is on track to break its 2015 record for the number of passengers travelling through the terminal. Spokesman Chris Devauld says they could top last ...
Dec 28, 2016
10 people displaced by Boxing Day blaze in Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - A Vernon resident was rushed to hospital after being found unresponsive outside the door of a suite that was on fire Monday evening. The blaze broke out at around 5:20 p.m. in a home wi...
Dec 27, 2016
B.C. taxes and fees: what’s changing in 2017
VANCOUVER - A new year brings resolutions, hope and unfortunately, new fees and increases. There are a number of services British Columbians will be paying more for in the new year and some changes ar...
Dec 27, 2016
Search continues for two men missing on B.C.’s North Shore mountains
VANCOUVER - North Shore Rescue says the search for two men who have gone missing while snowshoeing near Cypress Mountain is particularly challenging because crews don't know what route they took. West...
Dec 27, 2016
