Category Archives: British Columbia
Former B.C. teacher, 82, accused of sex assaults dating back to the 1970s
VANCOUVER - An 82-year-old former teacher has been arrested and RCMP say he faces seven counts of indecent assault involving those who were students more than five decades ago. Police don't name the a...
Aug 04, 2022
More residents evacuated by South Okanagan wildfire
More residents have been ordered to evacuate due to the Keremeos Creek wildfire southwest of Penticton.An estimated 38 homes in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen were issued evacuation ord...
Aug 04, 2022
Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless
VANCOUVER - The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for ...
Aug 04, 2022
Fire risk remains high in the Interior
Provincial fire officials say conditions point to an increased risk of wildfires in the Interior this month.British Columbia, and the Interior in particular, saw hotter than usual temperatures and dry...
Aug 04, 2022
Anti-racism training available in Vernon
A new Anti-Racism Community Stewards (ARCS) pilot program is launching to provide free training to people from around B.C., including in Vernon.The first of its kind program will offer educational opp...
Aug 04, 2022
Southern Okanagan blaze grows but most B.C. wildfires static as cooler weather holds
VICTORIA - Cooler weather has given wildfire crews a modest breather as they battle an increasing number of fires around British Columbia. Information from the BC Wildfire Service shows little overnig...
Aug 04, 2022
Four post-secondary institutions team up for new campus in Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - A unique collaboration between four post-secondary institutions in British Columbia will establish a new campus on the Vancouver Island city of Langford. The partnership between the U...
Aug 03, 2022
B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor
LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he's considering taking the same approach as a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find a family doctor in his attempt to pressure t...
Aug 03, 2022
Snowbirds squad cancels shows in Penticton and Abbotsford, B.C., after hard landing
VANCOUVER - A malfunction that caused a Canadian Air Force Snowbirds pilot to make a hard landing after takeoff in northern British Columbia has forced the aerobatic team to cancel two performances in...
Aug 03, 2022
Defence lawyer says sharing link is 'not child pornography' in B.C. teenager case
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A defence lawyer for a Dutch man accused of harassment and extortion of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd says sharing a link is "not child pornography." Joseph Saulnier to...
Aug 03, 2022
