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Category Archives: British Columbia

Canada's first Indigenous-led coast guard auxiliary patrols B.C.'s rugged coast
VICTORIA - The winds were gusting at 110 kilometres per hour and huge waves were ripping boats from their moorings in Bella Bella, B.C., as a report came in of an overturned vessel with at least one p...
Nov 22, 2020
Andrew Wilkinson steps down as B.C. Liberal leader before successor chosen
The leader of British Columbia's Liberal party is stepping down before his successor is chosen, following last month's election that saw Premier John Horgan's NDP win a decisive majority government. A...
Corey Fischer Nov 21, 2020
Vancouver's climate plan 'first 10 steps in a journey of 10,000,' says expert
VANCOUVER - Motorists would have to pay a fee to drive into Vancouver's downtown core under a plan to slow climate change, but one expert says while city council's goals are laudable, they could also ...
Nov 21, 2020
B.C. records 516 new COVID cases, 10 deaths as officials call for adherence to rules
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are urging residents to follow their latest orders to slow the spread of COVID-19 and relieve the pressure on the health-care system. The province recorded...
Nov 20, 2020
516 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., ten more deaths
The province is reporting 516 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 25,474 cases. Interior Health has announced 31 new cases in its region for a total of 1,203, with 235 active cases, and one person in...
Corey Fischer Nov 20, 2020
Arson suspect charged
Charges have now been laid in two early summer house fires in Castlegar.On June 5, the Castlegar Fire Department and RCMP officers attended to a residential structure fire on Yew Street, which subsequ...
Nov 20, 2020
Border officer denies in court that RCMP asked for Huawei exec's phone codes
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's immigration exam before her arrest at Vancouver's airport says he doesn't believe RCMP asked him to collect the passcodes to her ...
Nov 20, 2020
Surrey announces new police chief for municipal force taking over from RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - The City of Surrey, B.C., has hired the deputy chief constable from the neighbouring city of Delta to head its new municipal police force. Norm Lipinski was announced as the new police ...
Nov 20, 2020
Kamloops man fined $3,000 for unsafe poker game
A Kamloops homeowner may have been winning his card game - but lost his shirt when RCMP arrived. At about 1:00 a.m.Friday (Nov. 20), RCMP were tipped off to an illegal poker game taking place at a hom...
Corey Fischer Nov 20, 2020
Elections BC estimates higher voter turnout, still a historic low for B.C.
VICTORIA - Elections BC has revised its estimated voter turnout for the provincial election in October, but the increased figure is still a historic low for the province. While final figures won't be ...
Nov 20, 2020

What Matters

Open Burning Ban
Vernon, RDNO, Enderby to ban campfires Friday
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Unsuccessful Alternate Approval Process
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Waiving Property Taxes
Coldstream tax exemption submissions due July 31
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Wildfire Risk Reduction
Campfire ban to take effect Friday
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Housing Market
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