Category Archives: British Columbia
U.S. alleges Vancouver firm has long-term links to transnational crime
VANCOUVER - A payment processing company in Vancouver has been accused of being a "significant transnational criminal organization" by the United States Treasury Department. In a news release Thursday...
Sep 23, 2016
Bomb squad detonates grenades found in truck during Vancouver investigation
Vancouver Police say two live grenades had to be blown up in a controlled explosion in east Vancouver. The bomb disposal squad took care of the devices after they were discovered in a vehicle during a...
Sep 23, 2016
Missing Ashcroft man's vehicle found in Alberta
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Police in Ashcroft are looking for your help finding a missing man. 45 year old Vance Clifford Lewis has not been seen since Tuesday afternoon. Lewis is aboriginal, about 5-foot-5 and...
Sep 23, 2016
Merritt mourns mill closure
KAMLOOPS - A spokesman for Tolko says the decision to shutter its Nicola Valley sawmill this December is purely based on timber supply. The closure, announced yesterday, will see 203 Merritt-area empl...
Sep 23, 2016
Royals to visit iconic, B.C., Yukon locales oozing with beauty, social values
VICTORIA - The indigenous guardians of British Columbia's remote and largely untouched Great Bear Rainforest are preparing a royal welcome for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as part of a Canadian t...
Sep 23, 2016
Lower Nicola Indian Band to benefit from employment and revenue agreements
MERRITT, B.C. - The Lower Nicola Indian Band will receive a share of the mineral tax on the Highland Valley Copper mine thanks to an agreement with the province. The band will receive annual payments ...
Sep 22, 2016
Tolko Mill in Merritt slated for closure
MERRITT, B.C. - An economic blow to the the City of Merritt as Tolko Industries will close it’s Nicola Valley operation this December. The closure will put 203 people out of work on December 16t...
Sep 22, 2016
Vacation over for pair of grizzlies caught on remote island in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A nearly week-long holiday of swimming and munching on berries has come to an end for two grizzly bears that have been caught on a tiny island just off the north-east tip of Vancouve...
Sep 22, 2016
Small earthquake rattles the North Okanagan
VERNON, B.C. - The ground was shaking in parts of the North Okanagan today. The area experienced a minor earthquake shortly after noon. Alison Bird, a seismologist from Earthquakes Canada says it was ...
Sep 22, 2016
Advocacy group calls for body cameras after police-dog mauls bystander
VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group in British Columbia is calling for dog handlers with the Vancouver Police Department to wear body cameras after a bystander was accidentally mauled earlier this week...
Sep 22, 2016
