Category Archives: British Columbia
Victoria's courthouse campers on move to shelter after months outside
VICTORIA - Almost half of the homeless people who built a tent village last year on the lawn of the Victoria Law Courts are moving indoors. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says 40 of the 110 people camping ...
Jan 04, 2016
RCMP ask drivers to stay off Highway 97 between Vernon and Kelowna
VERNON - RCMP have issued a special advisory concerning the driving conditions on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kelowna. Motorists are advised to only use that route if they absolutely have to, as the...
Jan 04, 2016
Fire in Pritchard destroys shed and damages neighbours home
PRITHCARD, B.C.,- The Pritchard Volunteer Fire Department confirmed a detached shed was destroyed in a fire Friday night. Fire Chief Marc Coray says they responded around 9:55 pm to 1361 Bostock Cresc...
Jan 02, 2016
Canadians go for frosty New Year's Day swim in annual polar bear plunges
VANCOUVER - C.J. Pentland has made it a tradition to celebrate New Year’s Day by experiencing the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean. Every year, the 24-year-old and his family and friends dress...
Jan 01, 2016
Driver in Merritt-area crash facing charges
KAMLOOPS - A driver involved in a serious single-vehicle crash on the Okanagan Connector near Merritt this week is facing charges. The crash happened near Hamilton Hill at about noon on Monday when an...
Dec 30, 2015
Cause of death unknown after orca calf found dead on Vancouver Island coast
VANCOUVER - A female orca calf has been found dead on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell of Fisheries and Oceans Canada said a surfer spotted the dead whale washed up on Mussel Beach ne...
Dec 30, 2015
Police say woman, man mauled by 2 dogs in home in British Columbia
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia say two dogs who got into a home and mauled a couple was like a movie. Fort St. John RCMP say a frantic woman called 911 late Christmas Day ...
Dec 30, 2015
Homes shake, residents unnerved, but no damage from moderate B.C. quake
VANCOUVER - Some thought a car had rammed their home. Others thought it was someone pounding on the door or the neighbours moving furniture. It wasn’t until the shaking stopped several seconds l...
Dec 30, 2015
Man rams RCMP cruiser, flees on kayak
SICAMOUS, B.C.- What started out as a traffic stop on Old Spallumcheen Road near Sicamous BC, ended with Sicamous RCMP and an RCMP dog handler tracking a suspect in the Mara Lake area. At around 02:30...
Dec 29, 2015
Relatives of drowned Syrian boy land in Canada
VANCOUVER - Relatives of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach landed in Vancouver on Monday. Mohammed Kurdi, his wife and their five children have come to Canada as refugees, ...
Dec 28, 2015
