Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. to bring in a 15 per cent additional real estate tax on foreign buyers
VICTORIA - Foreign buyers in Vancouver's scorching real estate market will soon pay a new tax that Premier Christy Clark says is aimed at making housing more affordable for British Columbia's middle-c...
Jul 25, 2016
Coroners Service investigating sudden death at Mabel Lake
LUMBY, B.C. - The BC Coroner’s Service is investigating a sudden death of woman at a North Okanagan lake. RCMP were called to Mabel Lake north of Lumby Sunday night at 8:45 pm, to assist ambulan...
Jul 25, 2016
Triathlete eyes Guinness record during swim of B.C.'s Okanagan Lake
VERNON, B.C. - An endurance swimmer from the United States has started stroking toward a Guinness World Record in British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. Michigan-based triathlete Adam Ellenstein intends to...
Jul 25, 2016
Legal fight over isoHunt and downloading of music files ends in settlement
VANCOUVER - Music Canada says a settlement has ended a near decade-old legal fight with a now-defunct search engine, which was once one of the most popular websites for downloading songs and movies. G...
Jul 25, 2016
Homicide investigators seek motive in suspected targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - One man is dead after what police believe was a targeted shooting last night in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a second man was injured in the incident jus...
Jul 24, 2016
B.C. Liberals face balancing act on housing as 2017 election looms: experts
British Columbia's Liberal government must walk a fine line between creating affordable housing and causing a crash, as real estate prices loom large over next year's election, experts say. The legisl...
Jul 24, 2016
RCMP advise people not to handle old munitions
MERRITT - Merritt RCMP warning us that if you find any munitions while you’re out and about, don’t try to handle them yourselves. Last Thursday, a resident with good intentions found a pos...
Jul 24, 2016
Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy
FIELD, B.C. - Parks Canada says it has scaled back the recovery operation for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who fell into the Yoho River in southeastern B.C. Two boys ended up in the river near the Takka...
Jul 23, 2016
Driver injured after shooting, crash in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 23-year-old man is in hospital following a shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., early Saturday morning. Abbotsford Police say they received reports of shots fired and a single vehicle cr...
Jul 23, 2016
Village of Chase seeking votes for new skate park
CHASE B.C. - The Village of Chase is one of four finalists in the Kraft Heinz Project Play Contest. The Chase & District Skate Park was one 820 public spaces nominated for revitalization across th...
Jul 22, 2016
