Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. aims to clear surgery backlog in 15 months if COVID-19 surge doesn't happen
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province has hired more staff and increased operating-room hours to catch up on cancelled surgeries but a significant surge in COVID-19 cases cou...
Jul 21, 2020
B.C. appoints more judges to reduce backlog
The B.C. government is appointing three new provincial court judges and reappointing three senior provincial court judges to reduce delays in courtrooms.The senior judge reappointments provide the cou...
Corey Fischer Jul 21, 2020
B.C.'s one wildfire, burning west of Merritt, up to 16 hectares
The one wildfire of note in all of B.C. is still burning out of control west of Merritt. Speaking to CFJC Today Tuesday morning (July 21), Fire Information Officer Madison Smith says the Skuhun Creek ...
Corey Fischer Jul 21, 2020
B.C. tourism industry seeks $680M to rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's tourism and hospitality sector believes it should receive more than one-third of a $1.5-billion COVID-19 recovery package pledged to the province by the federal gov...
Jul 21, 2020
Emergency crews attend vehicle fire on Coquihalla Highway
RCMP, fire and ambulance crews were called to the Larson Hill area near Merritt along the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon (July 19), for a vehicle fire. Photos on social media show an SUV engulfed i...
Jul 20, 2020
DASHCAM VIDEO: A first-hand view of a frightening highway crash in the Shuswap
Newly-shared dashcam video of a highway crash last week in the Shuswap shows how close those involved came to tragedy.RAW VIDEO: (Video Credit: Shared by Chad Willox / Facebook)Four people were injure...
Corey Fischer Jul 20, 2020
B.C. unveils new vaping action plan
British Columbia's health minister says the province has brought in significant new regulations to combat a substantial growth in vaping among young people. "Nicotine is highly addictive and what we'v...
Corey Fischer Jul 20, 2020
B.C. officer in off-duty disturbance not expected to survive: Abbotsford police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer is on life support in hospital and a spokeswoman for the Abbotsford Police Department says the man is not expected to survive. Sgt. Judy ...
Jul 20, 2020
UPDATE: Police locate body of missing person
UPDATE RCMP say the body of a missing West Kelowna man has been found, and the coroner has been called to assist in the investigation. Police say Glen Tarbet, 49, went missing Saturday (July 18) was f...
Corey Fischer Jul 20, 2020
B.C. Coroners Service confirms death of mountain biker
The BC Coroners Service is investigating after a mountain biker in Kamloops died Sunday (July 19). Emergency responders were called to the Batchelor Hills trail area Sunday morning for a report of a d...
Jul 20, 2020

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