British Columbia

Child care, housing the focus as prime minister, federal NDP leader visit B.C.

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh are in different regions of British Columbia today holding meetings and making announcements. Trudeau is s...

Jul 08, 2021

80% of Nanaimo renters living in unaffordable accommodations

NANAIMO - A new survey has confirmed the grim reality of renting in Nanaimo. A renter and landlord survey conducted by the City of Nanaimo in April and May showed 79 per cent of renters spend more tha...

Jul 08, 2021

Penticton petitions the court over B.C. government's move to keep city shelter open

PENTICTON, B.C. - The City of Penticton has launched a B.C. Supreme Court challenge against the provincial government's move to override its zoning bylaws for what was to be a temporary winter shelter...

Jul 07, 2021

Parksville pushes pause on new aquatic centre

PARKSVILLE - City council has halted progress on a proposed aquatic centre.The decision was made during a meeting on Monday, July 5 after red flags were raised by WSP Canada, a company contracted to s...

Jul 07, 2021

Kamloops, B.C., man splits $70M jackpot with Ontario winner

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A semi-retired trucker is British Columbia's newest millionaire, after he claimed a $35-million winning ticket. Gary Hill, who's 61 and lives in Kamloops, chose all seven numbers corr...

Jul 07, 2021

Man who stabbed B.C. high schoolers ineligible for parole for 16 years

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl in her high school's rotunda in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled th...

Jul 07, 2021

BCLC introduces Kamloops winner of $35 million Lotto Max jackpot

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' newest multi-millionaire is Gary Hill.B.C. Lotto Corporation introduced Hill as the co-winner of the $70 million jackpot from June 22 Lotto Max draw. The second winning ticket was...

Jul 07, 2021

Officers called to Victoria apartment to corral boa constrictor on the loose

Victoria police say they are looking for the owner of a large snake found on the loose at a downtown apartment complex. Const. Cam MacIntyre says police were called Tuesday night after a resident repo...

Jul 07, 2021

'Melted, incinerated' infrastructure found as wildfire damage rated in Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. - A statement issued on behalf of the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton underscores the extreme challenges facing the Fraser Canyon community as its rebuilds. It says flames tore through...

Jul 07, 2021

Village of Lytton issues statement on wildfire

KAMLOOPS - The Village of Lytton has issued a lengthy release following last week's devastating wildfire.The release says Village staff were alerted when someone banged on the office windows after hou...

Jul 07, 2021