Category Archives: British Columbia
RCMP officers to be equipped with naloxone kits to deal with fentanyl exposure
VANCOUVER - RCMP officers will soon be carrying naloxone nasal spray to protect themselves against accidental contact with opioids such as the potentially deadly fentanyl. Commissioner Bob Paulson sai...
Sep 14, 2016
Federal drywall tariff out West raises costs, threatens Fort McMurray rebuild
VICTORIA - Drywall prices across Western Canada are shooting through the roof after the federal government imposed an anti-dumping tariff of up to 276 per cent on gypsum board products being imported ...
Sep 13, 2016
Vernon council stays out of liquor store regs
VERNON - Vernon council won’t be getting into regulating where liquor stores can be located in the city. Council has decided not to take action on a request for a one kilometre distance rule bet...
Sep 13, 2016
Cooling Vancouver home sales cramp average price, but B.C. market still strong
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says home sales in Vancouver have slowed but the overall housing market across the province is healthy. Association chief economist Cameron Mui...
Sep 13, 2016
Man awarded Guinness record for successful lengthwise Okanagan Lake swim
VANCOUVER - The Guinness World Record website confirms endurance swimmer Adam Ellenstein has claimed the honour of the fastest, continuous lengthwise swim of British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. The conf...
Sep 13, 2016
‘Outdated’ Mental Health Act sparks charter challenge in B.C. courtroom
VANCOUVER - Legal documents have been filed in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, alleging a provincial law used to justify treatment of mentally ill people violates the charter. The Council of Canadian...
Sep 13, 2016
Murder trial starting for man accused of killing his girlfriend
VERNON - A North Okanagan man is going on trial for the death of his girlfriend. Howard Krewson is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of 51 year old Linda Ross in June of 2014. Th...
Sep 13, 2016
Court dismisses B.C. First Nation’s challenge of NEB review for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge filed by a North Vancouver First Nation that claimed the National Energy Board's review of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion w...
Sep 12, 2016
Lumby woman's nightmare summer has happy ending
KAMLOOPS - A Lumby woman whose family home burned down this summer says things are finally looking up. Sarah Ross was the winner of a $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize last Wednesday. Ross and her family ha...
Sep 12, 2016
UBC president Ono commends ‘thoughtful’ report on sexual assaults
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia's new president says he commends an expert panel for its critical report calling for a major overhaul of the school's approach to sexual assaults. Santa ...
Sep 12, 2016
