Category Archives: British Columbia

Penticton motels bought for affordable housing
The provincial government is moving to provide more affordable housing in Penticton with the purchase of three motels, and upgrades planned for an existing building.The province spent approximately $7...
May 27, 2021

Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver's courthouse
VANCOUVER - A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at the Vancouver Law Courts this week. Sgt. Steve Addison of Vancouver police says in an email statement that ...
May 27, 2021

UBC launches 13-week COVID-19 test clinic and trial for students and others on campus
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has launched a 13-week COVID-19 rapid testing clinic for students and a select group of people living and working on campus. The university says in a new...
May 27, 2021

IHIT, RCMP probing discovery of body off Trans Canada Highway near Yale
YALE, B.C. - RCMP in Boston Bar have called in the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) after the discovery of a body off the Trans Canada Highway.Mounties were called to a spot north Yale at...
May 27, 2021

RCMP conducting searches through Nanaimo related to 'historical missing person'
NANAIMO - Police have a visible presence across the city as part of a missing person investigation. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the searches on Thursday, May 27 are in connection to a historical missi...
May 27, 2021

Spot closures scheduled as work continues to upgrade Hwy. 4
NANAIMO - Further closures of the only road in and out of Vancouver Island's west coast are planned.Crews on site shut down Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Hill, west of Tofino and Ucluelet, for 10 hours at a time ...
May 27, 2021

Counsellors help grieving Kelowna, B.C., students deal with loss of three classmates
KELOWNA, B.C. - Members of a critical incident response team are working at a Kelowna, B.C., high school helping students cope with the loss of three Grade 12 classmates. The three Kelowna Senior Seco...
May 27, 2021

Nanaimo daycare earns provincial award for forward-thinking ideals
NANAIMO - A team effort to provide the best learning experience for kids up to the age of five has led to a provincial honour. Keely Freeman, founder of the Nanaimo Innovation Academy, earned the Emer...
May 27, 2021

Harm of toxic drugs on B.C.'s First Nations to be revealed by health authority
VANCOUVER - Information will be released today on drug toxicity deaths and their effect on First Nations in British Columbia. The First Nations Health Authority says it will release the data from over...
May 27, 2021

Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021