Category Archives: British Columbia
Lumby, B.C., traffic stops were not carried out by police impersonator: RCMP
LUMBY, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia's Boundary region say a public warning about a fake officer pulling people over led to four more people coming forward. However, police say they've since con...
Apr 07, 2021
COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported in British Columbia, experts say
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is severely under-reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern, limiting the public's awareness of the threat, experts say. Sarah Otto, a University...
Apr 07, 2021
Vancouver funds permanent position to lead overdose response team
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is providing funding for a permanent position to lead a program aimed at supporting people who have survived overdoses. Mayor Kennedy Stewart says a "very important" ...
Apr 07, 2021
Province extends free tax help for people with disabilities
People with disabilities and other barriers will continue to receive free help filing their income tax and accessing tax credits and benefits, thanks to $1.18 million in provincial funding.Disability ...
Apr 07, 2021
New look and name for Jim Pattison Broadcast Group
After more than 20 years of operating under the name of The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG), the B.C.-based company announced today it will be reorganizing under the new name of Pattison Media Ltd...
Apr 07, 2021
UPDATE: Highway crash claims two lives in Shuswap; one was WHL player's relative
Residents of Salmon Arm and Sicamous died in a crash on the Trans Canada Highway in the Shuswap on Tuesday. On April 6, just after 1 p.m., RCMP from Sicamous and RCMP Traffic Services responded to a r...
Apr 07, 2021
Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires
VANCOUVER - Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charg...
Apr 06, 2021
Former B.C. cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER - A commission of inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia is adding former and current cabinet ministers to its witness list. On its website, the Cullen commission says former prem...
Apr 06, 2021
B.C. Covid update: 1,068 new cases, with 106 in Interior
B.C. is reporting 1,068 new Covid-19 cases, the third highest total since the pandemic started. It raises the overall total to 105,988 cases. Of the new cases, 352 are in Vancouver Coastal Health, 492...
Apr 06, 2021
Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment
VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...
Apr 06, 2021
