Category Archives: British Columbia
Man accused in 100 Mile House murder makes court appearance
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The man charged in last week’s homicide in 100 Mile House made a brief court appearance yesterday. 46-year-old Michael Martel is charged with First Degree Murder in the ki...
Jan 13, 2016
Fatal accident near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - A fatal crash in Salmon Arm Monday afternoon claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman. The woman was driving on Highway 97B just south of the Trans Canada Highway when she left the road a...
Jan 13, 2016
The next yoga? Circus-inspired fitness a modern twist in evolving movement
VANCOUVER - Just ahead of circus artist Andralyn Zayn's debut on the bungee trapeze, she miscommunicated with a technician in dress rehearsal and did a double-front flip straight into the bar. Emergen...
Jan 13, 2016
Syrian refugees grateful for public, government response to pepper-spray attack
VANCOUVER - Ahmad Hwichan gestures to his throat and grimaces as he talks about coughing up blood and hearing children screaming in the chaotic aftermath of last week's pepper-spray attack in Vancouve...
Jan 13, 2016
Christy Clark hints at housing relief ‘front-and-centre’ for B.C. budget
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's high housing costs are on the government's radar as it prepares to table its budget next month, but Premier Christy Clark is ruling out luxury or speculation taxes to co...
Jan 12, 2016
Burnaby mayor asks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to suspend NEB pipeline review
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-area mayor is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately suspend National Energy Board hearings into the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Burnaby Mayor Dere...
Jan 12, 2016
Workers, families take WorkSafeBC to court over 2012 mill explosions
VANCOUVER - Ten people connected to a pair of deadly sawmill explosions in British Columbia are asking a judge to certify a class-action lawsuit seeking damages for physical and mental injuries. The s...
Jan 12, 2016
Snowfall expected to hit Interior highways
KAMLOOPS - It’s back to winter on Interior highways today. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for today and tonight for both the Coquihalla and the Fraser Canyon. 20-25 centimeters...
Jan 12, 2016
U.S. passenger charged with uttering threat, diverting flight to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid against an American man who caused a United Airlines flight to be diverted to Vancouver over the weekend. Fifty-four-year-old Nicholas Aliksyuk of Duluth, Minn., fac...
Jan 11, 2016
Homeless campers at Victoria courthouse reject offer of temporary shelter
VICTORIA - Dozens of homeless people camping at Victoria's Law Courts are vowing to stay despite the B.C. government's offer of alternate shelter. More than 80 people sleeping in what they're calling ...
Jan 11, 2016
