Category Archives: British Columbia
Man serving three-year sentence for Stanley Cup riot dies in B.C. hospital
VANCOUVER - Correctional Service Canada says a 30-year-old man who was sentenced last week for crimes he committed during the 2011 Stanley Cup riot has died in hospital. William Fisher was sentenced o...
Feb 27, 2016
Prescribed burn upcoming near Merritt
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Parks officials in conjunction with the BC Wildfire Service are planning a prescribed burn in Monck Provincial Park this March to restore the area’s ecosystem and reduce wildfire...
Feb 26, 2016
Victim identified in fatal Enderby crash
ENDERBY, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service has released the name of a local woman who died in a crash near Enderby earlier this week. 59 year old Marilyn Cynthia Martynuik of Armstrong was the driver and...
Feb 26, 2016
BC Hydro seeks 4 per cent rate hike
VERNON, B.C. - BC Hydro is seeking a four percent rate hike for the coming year The Crown corporation has filed an application with the BC Utilities Commission. If approved, the increase would take ef...
Feb 26, 2016
Skier dies from injuries suffered in Sunday avalanche near Golden, B.C.
GOLDEN, B.C. - RCMP say a southern Alberta man who was hurt Sunday in an avalanche while skiing near Golden, British Columbia, has died of his injuries. The 64-year-old man, who was from Canmore, was ...
Feb 26, 2016
One injured in highway crash near Westwold
VERNON, B.C. - A two vehicle collision on Highway 97 last night around 5 pm near Westwold resulted in one man being flown to Kamloops hospital in serious condition. Witnesses say a farm tractor collid...
Feb 25, 2016
Hunters rescued from grizzly attack thank search team
KAMLOOPS - Two hunters say they’re lucky to be alive after a near-death encounter with a grizzly bear in northern B.C. last September. Robbie Austin and Chris Eyre are still marvelling at the fa...
Feb 25, 2016
Motorcyclist and Vancouver officer both hurt when biker tries to escape
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer and the motorcyclist he was trying to stop both have serious injuries after the biker lost control of his vehicle. Police say the officer was standing beside his...
Feb 25, 2016
B.C. brings in new oversight rules for mining after tailings-pond collapse
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is imposing more oversight on the mining industry by boosting potential penalties for prosecutions to $1 million in fines and three years in prison. The new ...
Feb 25, 2016
U.S. Visitors to Vernon Ski resort up 30 per cent
VERNON, B.C. - Tourism is showing big gains in B.C., and that’s especially been the case at Silver Star Mountain Resort. Marketing director Eric Erik Kalacis says they’re having one of the...
Feb 25, 2016
