Category Archives: British Columbia
RCMP members will have union choice
KAMLOOPS - Last January, the Supreme Court of Canada gave the Federal Government one year to table legislation, which would allow RCMP Members the right to collective bargaining. Spokesperson for the ...
Dec 08, 2015
Shortages of nurses now a crisis
VANCOUVER - Surgeries are being cancelled at an alarming rate, and it’s only a matter of time before it leads to someone dying. That’s the opinion of the head of the B.C. Nurses’ Uni...
Dec 08, 2015
Warnings over Fentanyl aren't working
VANCOUVER - The awareness campaigns warning drug users to beware of fentanyl-laced drugs doesn’t seem to be working. Police say too many people, especially in the Lower Mainland, are dying from ...
Dec 08, 2015
Rotating Closures By Marijuana Dispensaries
A recent warning from the RCMP to Vernon area marijuana dispensaries has led to rotating closures by the shops. Speaking for the five dispensaries, Imre Kovacs of The Herbal-Health Centre, says they&#...
Dec 07, 2015
Above Average Temperatures in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE -Two weeks ago, residents of Prince George were shivering in temperatures near minus 15. Now, it's almost 20 degrees warmer. At midnight, the airport hit 8 degrees. Beating a 6 degree re...
Dec 07, 2015
Vernon parking meter vandal suspect appears in court
Police have released more information about the arrest of a suspected parking meter bandit. 34 year old Michael Szekely was arrested Friday while allegedly breaking into a meter on Centennial Drive. C...
Dec 07, 2015
Missing Salmon Arm senior found deceased
SALMON ARM - A missing 76-year old Salmon Arm woman with dementia has ended on a sad note. RCMP say Mildred Ekren was found deceased after an intensive search. Her body was located on a local pier on ...
Dec 07, 2015
Enderby man found guilty by jury in fire trial
A man found guilty in a case involving a fire at a North Okanagan gas station, will return to court in two weeks to fix a sentencing date. A jury found 46 year old Donald Jeffrey Thomas guilty of one ...
Dec 04, 2015
Northern Health warns of fraud
Northern Health is asking the public to take extra care when opening their front doors to strangers. Impersonators from the health authority are going door-to-door, conducting air quality surveys. Nor...
Dec 04, 2015
Marijuana dispensaries raided in several B.C. communities
Nanaimo RCMP have raided three marijuana dispensaries. Search warrants were carried out at Phoenix Pain Management on Wallace Street, Trees on Bowen Road and Nature’s Source Society on Front Str...
Dec 03, 2015
