Category Archives: British Columbia
Remains discovered near Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Police in Quesnel are reporting the discovery of human remains over the weekend. The body was discovered Saturday near Pinnacles Provincial Park, just west of Quesnel. Police have conf...
Jul 26, 2016
Details on B.C.’s proposed to new 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers
VICTORIA - New legislation introduced by the British Columbia government intends to charge a 15 per cent additional tax on foreign entities buying residential property in Metro Vancouver. Here are som...
Jul 25, 2016
Vancouver mayor, police in talks with Black Lives Matters ahead of Pride parade
Vancouver police say they will take part in the city's annual Pride parade, despite a call from the activist group Black Lives Matter for the force to stay away. Ahead of Sunday's march, Vancouver Pol...
Jul 25, 2016
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
