Category Archives: British Columbia
West Fraser beats expectations as second quarter turns positive despite COVID-19
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. beat expectations as it earned $48 million in its latest quarter despite lower revenues. The Vancouver-based forest products producer says it earned 70 cents pe...
Jul 28, 2020
Border jumper's 'floating getaway' plan fails
Police in B.C. say a Washington state man floated in the Kettle River near Grand Forks for over two hours in an effort to try and elude police. Police were able to track the man by walking along both ...
Corey Fischer Jul 27, 2020
Border jumper leads RCMP on hours long 'float chase' down B.C. river
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - An American man is in custody after police allege he illegally jumped the border then tried to evade officers by floating down a river in British Columbia. The RCMP say in a news r...
Jul 27, 2020
Investigators seek help identifying woman found dead 35 years ago
VANCOUVER - British Columbia investigators are seeking help identifying a woman whose body was recovered from Burrard Inlet 35 years ago. The "Jane Doe" is among almost 200 people whose remains have b...
Jul 27, 2020
Pilot reported equipment failure before fatal crash in B.C., investigation finds
RICHMOND, B.C. - The pilot of a small, privately owned plane reported an equipment failure before it crashed on Gabriola Island, B.C., killing all three people on board. A report published M...
Jul 27, 2020
Province provides rebates to encourage e-bike use
The B.C. government is increasing rebates for electric bikes to make them more affordable and accessible.People who trade in a vehicle to scrap can now get a rebate of $1,050 toward the purchase of an...
Corey Fischer Jul 27, 2020
Horgan advises drivers with non-B.C. plates to take bus to avoid harassment
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says drivers who have out-of-province licence plates on their vehicles should consider taking public transit or riding a bicycle if they're feeling hara...
Jul 27, 2020
Police seek help to find missing man
RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing Kelowna man.Thirty-three-year-old Rylee James Blacklock was reported missing by his friends and family on July 20, 2020 after not hear...
Corey Fischer Jul 27, 2020
Early morning fatal collision
One person is dead after an incident this morning on the Trans Canada Highway east of Kamloops. Staff Sergeant Mathias Val Laer says a pedestrian was struck by an eastbound semi trailer unit. No detai...
Corey Fischer Jul 27, 2020
Vancouver woman pleads for return of stolen teddy bear with late mother's voice
VANCOUVER - "I love you, I'm proud of you, I'll always be with you." Those are the words Vancouver resident Mara Soriano would hear in the voice of her mother, who died last year, when she p...
Jul 26, 2020

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