Category Archives: British Columbia
Highway 97 closure this weekend in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - Part of Highway 97 in Kelowna will be closed for about 8 hours this weekend. The Ministry of Transportation says the closure will be from Sexsmith/Old Vernon Road to Edwards Road from ...
Apr 26, 2016
Crime overwhelms Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A small town in B.C.'s central Interior is coping with big city drug and gang trouble that culminated Monday with a shooting that forced the closure of the schools in two communi...
Apr 26, 2016
Massive Shaw internet outage now fixed
KAMLOOPS - Shaw Cable experienced a massive internet outage in BC earlier today, but as of 2:52pm the company reports the issue has been resolved. The outage encompassed customers in Shaw’s Okan...
Apr 26, 2016
High water warning for Nicola Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - The province has issued a warning for residents around Nicola Lake and its outflowing Nicola River, thanks to higher levels and greater volumes of water. According to a news release, t...
Apr 26, 2016
Abbotsford police arrest man in purse snatching targeting 89-year-old woman
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Abbotsford, B.C., following an attack on an 89-year-old woman. Const. Ian MacDonald says tips poured in Monday after police in that Fraser Val...
Apr 26, 2016
Charge laid after Pride flag burned during annual LGBTQ celebration at UBC
VANCOUVER - A charge of mischief under $5,000 has been laid following the burning of a rainbow Pride flag at the University of British Columbia. Court documents show Brooklyn Marie Fink was charged la...
Apr 26, 2016
Kelowna city council votes to keep image of 'lake monster' Ogopogo
KELOWNA, B.C. - There'll be no heave-ho for Ogopogo with councillors in Kelowna, B.C., voting to keep the mythical lake monster as the focus of the city's parade float. Staff had proposed ditching the...
Apr 26, 2016
Quesnel woman protesting lengthy hospital wait time
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A Quesnel woman is protesting today at the University Hospital of Northern BC. She will not to leave hospital property until her problem is resolved or she's carried out of the f...
Apr 25, 2016
Suspect sought in violent robbery at a Lumby convenience store
LUMBY, B.C. - A terrifying incident for a convenience store worker in Lumby. A man entered the Mac’s store in Lumby around 1 am Sunday and produced a knife. He locked the door and held a knife t...
Apr 25, 2016
UVic prof creates new digital guide to plants, animals on B.C.'s wild coast
VICTORIA - An innovative app created by a University of Victoria professor is giving people around the world the ability to experience the vast, diverse beauty of British Columbia's coast. Ecologist B...
Apr 25, 2016
