Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. legislature clerk retires; report says benefits wrongly claimed
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top legislative official has retired after a report by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says he improperly claimed benefits ...
May 16, 2019
Get lit this long weekend without lighting up the province: BC's wildfire awareness campaign
Northern BC-Enjoying the long weekend is something we all want to do and the Province is asking us to do responsibly."As British Columbians head out to enjoy the long weekend, we are urging people to ...
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Crooks convicted in boat napping incident in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS-Two men in their 30's have been convicted of several offenses after running away with a truck and boat that wasn't theirs last December. The two men, Daniel Webster 32 and Michael Rickett, 30...
May 16, 2019
Planned back burns help contain aggressive wildfire near Osoyoos, B.C.
OSOYOOS, B.C. - Crews say they are making good progress taming a wildfire that has prompted evacuation alerts for several properties in British Columbia's southern Okanagan. The BC Wildfire Servi...
May 16, 2019
Canadian among six dead in mid-air float plane crash in Alaska
VANCOUVER - Six people are now confirmed dead in the midair crash of two sightseeing floatplanes in Alaska, including one Canadian, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Tuesday. The U.S. agency released the...
May 16, 2019
5 things you need to know today
SD57 superintendent resigns: Marilyn Marquis-Forster handed in her resignation to the Board Tuesday saying in a press release that she has "chosen to devote more time to the pursuit of other activitie...
May 15, 2019
B.C. woman and her American husband among six killed in Alaska crash
VANCOUVER - Friends and colleagues are mourning a Metro Vancouver couple who were active in the region's booming technology industry before their lives were cut short in a float pl...
May 15, 2019
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering. Premier John Horgan says money laundering has had numerous impacts on people in the province...
May 15, 2019
Tanya Tagaq, Joshua Whitehead among finalists for Indigenous Voices Awards
VANCOUVER - The Indigenous Voices Awards are building on their inaugural success as a launching pad for Indigenous literary talent with a fresh crop of finalists, an organizer says. Tanya Tagaq and Jo...
May 15, 2019
Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has come through its busiest period of the young 2019 wildfire season, responding to several blazes, including one that prompted an evacuation order&...
May 15, 2019