Category Archives: British Columbia

SPCA seizes 123 cats and dogs from filthy trailer in Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - Three small dogs and 120 cats found in filthy and unsafe conditions in a trailer in Fort St. James, B.C., have been seized by the SPCA. The society says the bodies of another 13...
Jun 14, 2022

Cash, hard drive, passport hidden in home of Amanda Todd extortion suspect: officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch police officer has described finding cash, a passport and a hard drive hidden inside a stereo in the home of the man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Aman...
Jun 14, 2022

Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - The fire-ravaged community of Lytton, B.C., will get $77 million from the federal government to help it rebuild a fire-resistant and energy-efficient community. Harjit Sajjan, the minis...
Jun 14, 2022

Rain continues to fill run-off swollen southeast B.C. rivers, raise flooding concerns
VANCOUVER - A small community in the southeast corner of British Columbia is the latest to declare a local state of emergency as heavy rain and a late spring thaw combine to swell rivers across many p...
Jun 14, 2022

Two dead, including alleged hostage taker who was shot by police, in B.C.
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Two people are dead in Campbell River, B.C., including one man killed by RCMP. Police say in a statement they were called Monday to a report of a homicide at a local marina with...
Jun 13, 2022

Watchdog launches probe into actions of police in 8 B.C. departments
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has set off an investigation into the conduct of 19 officers from eight separate police departments. A statement from the commissioner says ...
Jun 13, 2022

Large part of southern B.C. under flood warnings, watches as storm bears down
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for part of a southeastern British Columbia river and many other waterways in the province are under flood watches as heavy rain has the potential to push s...
Jun 13, 2022

More rain means East Kootenay may flood Monday or Tuesday: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has upgraded its ranking of the East Kootenay region to flood watch. The classification follows an advisory and indicates river levels may breach t...
Jun 12, 2022

Liberal leader Kevin Falcon sets sights on 2024 in party convention address
PENTICTON, B.C. - Newly minted British Columbia Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon is already looking ahead to the next election, promising to address issues he says John Horgan's NDP government has failed t...
Jun 12, 2022

BC Liberals vote to begin name change consultations at Penticton convention
PENTICTON, B.C. - British Columbia's Liberal party says its delegates have voted to begin a process to potentially change the party name. This comes as about 800 members gathered at a convention in Pe...
Jun 11, 2022