Category Archives: British Columbia

British Columbia tech firm guards virtual worlds from cyberbullies
VANCOUVER - As online communities come under the attack of cyberbullies, racist speech and spam, a British Columbia tech firm has developed technology to keep the trolls under the bridge. Community Si...
Kayla Derkach Apr 03, 2016

British Columbia man's underwear gag for his wife leads to modelling gig
LANGFORD, B.C. - Brendon Williams freely admits his paunchy belly and bushy-black chest don't qualify him as typical chiselled male-model material. But the man from Langford, B.C., has gained internat...
Kayla Derkach Apr 03, 2016

UBC warns students after man attempts to break into residence lounge
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has sent a warning email to students who live on campus after a man attempted to break in to a residence lounge where a female resident was studying. The...
Kayla Derkach Apr 02, 2016

Lumby wins Hockeyville 2016
LUMBY, B.C. - Residents of Lumby are celebrating after the North Okanagan community was named Kraft Hockeyville 2016. Lumby beat out Saint Isidore Quebec for the title which means the village of 1,731...
Kayla Derkach Apr 02, 2016

Student pilot survives plane crash near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - A pilot is safe and doing well after a small plane crash near the Salmon Arm Airport Friday night. John Schutt with Shuswap Search and Rescue says members were called out around 9:30 p.m....
Kayla Derkach Apr 02, 2016

Chase man arrested, accused of assault, robbery and ramming police car
KELOWNA - A dramatic series of events that police say involved assault, robbery and the ramming of one of their own cruisers in Kelowna tied up the city's downtown core and led to the arrest of a susp...
Kayla Derkach Apr 01, 2016

Three arrested in Williams Lake gun battle
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake have made a trio of arrests in a Wednesday night disturbance they believe is connected to a homicide. A 20-year-old man died in hospital Wednesday after he ...
Kayla Derkach Apr 01, 2016

RCMP investigating Surrey's gun violence problem, making arrests, seizing drugs
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they investigating more than two dozen shooting complaints that have left one person dead and five injured so far this year. Officers have responded to 28 ...
Kayla Derkach Apr 01, 2016

Man shocked at Armstrong substation
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - A 25 year old man is fighting for his life in Vernon Jubilee Hospital after suffering serious burn injuries from an shock at an Armstrong BC Hydro sub-station last (Thursday) night. ...
Kayla Derkach Apr 01, 2016

Fire in Vancouver homeless shelter claims life
VANCOUVER - One person is dead following a fire at a homeless shelter in downtown Vancouver. The fire broke out in a fourth floor room at a former Quality Inn (on Howe St.) at around 8:30 p.m. Vancouv...
Kayla Derkach Apr 01, 2016

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