British Columbia

Police investigating racist incident involving swastika

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP are investigating after a swastika was spray-painted in a West Kelowna parking lot.Police responded to a complaint of the symbol in a mall parking lot in the 500-block of Hig...

Jul 22, 2021

Arson suspect arrested and facing charge

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Police in the Central Okanagan believe they have found a fire bug.A man is facing charges of arson after an incident in West Kelowna earlier this month.On July 10 just after 8:30 ...

Jul 22, 2021

'Escalation' of threats, vandalism against Vancouver churches: police

VANCOUVER - There's been a "dramatic increase" in the number of vandalism or mischief incidents against properties owned by churches in Vancouver, and police say they're concerned an escalation could ...

Jul 22, 2021

Pile of snow pulled passenger plane off runway in Terrace, B.C.: TSB

RICHMOND, B.C. - Safety changes have been made after a WestJet Encore passenger plane went off a snow-covered runway in Terrace, B.C., last year. The Transportation Safety Board says in a report that ...

Jul 22, 2021

Unifor issues 72-hour strike notice at Rio Tinto facilities in Kitimat, Kemano, B.C.

KITIMAT, B.C. - The union representing Rio Tinto employees in British Columbia has issued a 72-hour strike notice after nearly seven weeks of negotiations. Unifor Local 2301, which represents about 90...

Jul 22, 2021

Beloved black bear 'Knut' passes at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre

ERRINGTON - One of the central Island's most famous black bears has died.Knut passed away peacefully at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington on Tuesday, July 20. He was 25 years old,...

Jul 21, 2021

State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British Columbia construction site where five people died after a crane collapsed. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says ...

Jul 21, 2021

Well known Nanaimo community advocate faces child luring charges

Editor's Note: NanaimoNewsNOW has updated this story to add a statement published Thursday, July 22 from the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre.NANAIMO - The former executive director of the Nanaimo Aboriginal...

Jul 21, 2021

State of emergency ended at Kelowna crane site

KELOWNA, B.C. - A collapsed crane at a construction site in downtown Kelowna has been safely disassembled and removed and the area is now deemed safe. As a result, the evacuation order and local state...

Jul 21, 2021

Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...

Jul 21, 2021