Category Archives: British Columbia

OLIVER, B.C. - Construction of BC’s newest prison should be done by this fall. The province says the Okanagan Correctional Centre near Oliver remains on time and budget, with completion expected...

VICTORIA - A cherished son of a former British Columbia lieutenant governor was on his way to battle in Europe in 1915 when the ocean liner RMS Lusitania was sunk in the Atlantic by two German torpedo...

KELOWNA, B.C. - As June rains continue into July, cherry growers in the Okanagan are putting in some extra work in, but it might be costing area residents some extra sleep. Once ripe, cherries can't t...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The community of Logan Lake banded together to help find a missing elderly man with dementia Thursday. The man had wandered away from his wife in the afternoon. When local RCMP and ...

VERNON - Rescuing eagles may not be in the job description of firefighters, but that was the case for North Westside Fire-Rescue this week. Chief Jason Satterthwaite says the department was called by ...

VANCOUVER - The latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show B-C was the lone bright spot in June, in terms of job creation. This province was the only one to create a significant number of j...

VANCOUVER - B-C Hydro says crews have found damage to 18 power poles following the Burns Bog wildfire in Delta. The utility says its crews have been monitoring the 78-hectare blaze since Sunday and ar...

VICTORIA - The B-C government is giving 1.5 million dollars to a program that supports parents with kids who have behavioural problems. The “Confident Parents: Thriving Kids” program is ru...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- A successful search in the Logan Lake area yesterday (Thursday) afternoon for a man missing in the Logan Lake area. The man apparently had dementia and there was concern for his saf...

VANCOUVER - A study on male sex workers in Vancouver has found that although the move to selling sex online rather than on the streets improved safety, recent laws prohibiting the advertisement of sex...