Category Archives: British Columbia

Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The...
Apr 12, 2024

Man faces two murder charges after shooting at remote B.C. First Nation
TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. - Police say a man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with fatal shootings in a northern B.C. First Nation community this week. Mounties in Tsay...
Apr 12, 2024

170,000 British Columbians could be matched with family doctors
PRINCE GEORGE - A big promise from Minister of Health Adrian Dix Thursday saying that 170,000 British Columbians could be matched with 800 family doctors that are accepting new patients. On April 17, ...
Apr 12, 2024

RCMP in B.C. warn of fake Taylor Swift concert tickets being sold online
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island are warning Swifties about an online scam after several people lost money while trying to secure tickets for Taylor Swift concerts through Facebook groups. ...
Apr 12, 2024

DNA tests show dogs killed B.C. woman, not bear as first thought: coroner's report
VANCOUVER - A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released coroner's report says she was ...
Apr 12, 2024

Average rent in B.C. down from 2023
BRITISH COLUMBIA- A new report from Rentals.ca and Urbination shows that B.C. rent price dropped by two percent from 2023. However, the average asking price on rent is still $2,494.Since the beginning...
Apr 12, 2024

Saskatchewan teachers to go back into bargaining with province following dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers are returning to the contract bargaining table and the end job action that had threatened to upend extracurricular activities, including graduation ceremonies. The Saska...
Apr 12, 2024

Trudeau says he doesn't understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't understand why the federal New Democrats are pulling back their support for the carbon price, though he acknowledges they are facing political he...
Apr 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Rescuers begin attempt to save stranded orphaned B.C. killer whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A rescue attempt to save a killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near Zeballos, B.C. is underway this morning. The road access to the lagoon is blocked by members of the Ehatte...
Apr 12, 2024

In the news today: Spy service chief back at inquiry, Walmart Canada getting robots
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Spy service chief returns to interference inquiry The head of Canada's spy agen...
Apr 12, 2024