Category Archives: British Columbia
Clark draws fire for taking B.C. Liberal Party stipend above her salary
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark is defending her annual stipend of up to $50,000 from British Columbia's Liberal party, on top of her $195,000 annual salary. "It's been publicly disclosed since 1993,...
Apr 27, 2016
Paramedics to provide basic health services in small B.C. communities
VICTORIA - Paramedics will provide expanded health-care services in 73 rural and remote British Columbia communities, giving patients more access to primary care. Health Minister Terry Lake says param...
Apr 27, 2016
B.C. introduces law to require universities to have sexual misconduct policies
VICTORIA - British Columbia is the latest province to introduce legislation requiring universities to have sexual misconduct policies in the wake of allegations that schools are failing survivors of c...
Apr 27, 2016
Vancouver medical marijuana businesses must close by Friday if breaking rules
VANCOUVER - Dozens of medical marijuana businesses in Vancouver could face court action if they violate regulations by staying open without approval, the city's chief licence inspector says. Andreea T...
Apr 26, 2016
Victoria's homeless campers prepare to take on government in court battle
VICTORIA - Homeless campers living in tents outside of Victoria's courthouse say they blame British Columbia's provincial government for creating the shanty-town conditions in a downtown neighbourhood...
Apr 26, 2016
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
