Category Archives: British Columbia
Brooks back as B.C. Conservative leader
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Conservative Party has once again elected Vanderhoof business owner Dan Brooks as its leader. Brooks took 52.1% of the votes in the election in which 472 votes were cast. Kelown...
Sep 19, 2016
Police arrest man found in Abbotsford, B.C., airport with loaded rifle
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man has been arrested after being found in an airport washroom with a loaded rifle. Const. Ian MacDonald with the Abbotsford Police Department says...
Sep 19, 2016
Vancouver expo shows breadth, growth of Canadian marijuana industry
VANCOUVER - A two day marijuana exhibition in Vancouver is giving people an idea of just how large and varied Canada's cannabis industry has become - and where it could grow next. More than 100 busine...
Sep 18, 2016
Police arrest man in attempted abduction at Abbotsford, B.C., bus stop
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say they have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with an alleged abduction attempt in the Fraser Valley city. A news release was issued Monday morn...
Sep 18, 2016
Storm devastates Magna Bay Resort
MAGNA BAY, B.C. - A huge storm rolled through Magna Bay Resort Saturday evening, damaging homes and uprooting trees. Linda Dupray-O’Hearn was camping in the area and told CFJC Today the storm hi...
Sep 18, 2016
Mountie charged with luring will vigorously defend himself: Lawyer
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer charged with luring after a sting by a vigilante group says his client will vigorously defend himself. Rishi Gill says Const. Dario Devic is ...
Sep 17, 2016
Avalanche control system added to highway near Three Valley Gap
REVELSTOKE - Highway 1 near Three Valley Gap, west of Revelstoke, will be closed in both directions this coming Tuesday (Sept. 20), to allow for the installation of the first four Remote Avalanche Con...
Sep 16, 2016
Retired NHL star delivers powerful message to Vernon students
VERNON - He may have been one of the smallest players to play in the NHL, but Theo Fleury made a big impression on local secondary students. The former NHL star spoke to kids at Seaton, Vernon Seconda...
Sep 16, 2016
B.C.’s youngest mayor resigns in favour of family, business and school
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - The youngest mayor ever to be elected in British Columbia has resigned. Luke Strimbold says in a statement that he has enjoyed the last five years as mayor of the Village of Burns L...
Sep 16, 2016
Private lands within the Great Bear Rainforest donated for conservation
VANCOUVER - A vast tract of pristine waterfront within British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest has been donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, filling in part of a patchwork of conservation eff...
Sep 16, 2016
