Category Archives: British Columbia
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is 'appalled' at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior. The Conservation Officer Servic...
May 26, 2021
Crash on Okanagan Connector injures four
PEACHLAND, B.C. - Four people were taken to hospital after a crash on the Okanagan Connector Tuesday evening (May 25).BC RCMP Highway Patrol said just before 5 p.m., West Kelowna RCMP and emergency me...
May 26, 2021
UPDATE: Crash claims lives of three Kelowna students
UPDATE: KELOWNA - Three high school students died in an overnight crash in Kelowna. RCMP say the three victims were in the same vehicle that crashed on Gordon Drive at Cook Road. The Central Okanagan ...
May 26, 2021
B.C. deploys crews to Manitoba to assist with several aggressive wildfires
VICTORIA - A crew of firefighters is heading to Manitoba to help with wildfires in that province. B.C.'s Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says 41 firefighters and two support staff were deployed on Wed...
May 26, 2021
Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study
VICTORIA - Evidence shows a debilitating virus found in British Columbia salmon was transferred from Atlantic fish farms, which then spread from Pacific aquaculture operations into wild fish, says a s...
May 26, 2021
B.C. ombudsperson urges caution if governments adopt COVID-19 vaccine passports
VICTORIA - As British Columbia lays out plans to shed COVID-19 restrictions, the person who ensures fair access to government resources is calling for caution, especially when deciding who is eligible...
May 26, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 289, with 35 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - As B.C. announced a road map to reduced COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, the province recorded another 289 cases of the virus.The totals are included in a report prepared by Provincial Health...
May 25, 2021
Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property
NANAIMO, B.C. - A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt in an attack by three mixed wolf-dog animals at a rural property on southeastern Vancouver Island. RCMP say in a statement that police and t...
May 25, 2021
B.C. government lays out four-step plan for easing COVID-19 restrictions
VICTORIA - With COVID-19 case counts falling and immunization rates on the rise, B.C. government and health officials have unveiled a plan to lift restrictions in the coming weeks. The four-stage plan...
May 25, 2021
UPDATE: Search and rescue no longer involved in hunt for missing firefighter
An exhaustive search of Okanagan Lake has come to an end for one of the groups involved without finding the body of a missing and presumed drowned Kamloops firefighter. Volunteers with Central Okanaga...
May 25, 2021
