Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s children's rep says funding practices for Indigenous child welfare are flawed
VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children and youth says the system of funding child welfare services for Indigenous kids is "deeply flawed" and there's an urgent need to overhaul prac...
Mar 29, 2022
Merritt Speedway gearing up for new season
The familiar roar of stock car engines will once again be heard from the Merritt Speedway in Lower Nicola this year.After COVID-19 restrictions hampered races for fans of the sport the past few years,...
Mar 29, 2022
B.C. doctor alleged to be opposed to COVID-19 regulations suspended during probe
VANCOUVER - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia says it has suspended a doctor from practising while it completes an investigation into allegations that he circumvented COVID-19...
Mar 29, 2022
Man jailed for pointing handgun at teens near Departure Bay Beach
NANAIMO - Four teens planning to film a TikTok video flipped the script by instead phoning police, resulting in an 18-month jail sentence against the accused.Darian Scott Rogers, 27, pleaded guilty to...
Mar 29, 2022
Man charged with attempted murder after officer in Kelowna, B.C., was stabbed
KELOWNA, B.C. - A 39-year-old man faces numerous charges, including attempted murder, for allegations he stabbed an RCMP officer from Kelowna, B.C. Richard McCrea is also accused of aggravated assault...
Mar 28, 2022
No new health-care facility outbreaks declared in B.C.
VICTORIA - Six more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,989 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says hospitalizations due to the virus have increas...
Mar 28, 2022
Attempted murder charge laid after attack on Kelowna Mountie
An attempted murder charge has been laid after the stabbing of a Mountie in Kelowna over the weekend.Police say the officer received a serious stab wound above the eye during the incident Saturday, Ma...
Mar 28, 2022
Cooling-off period won't make B.C. homes more affordable, says expert
The British Columbia government says people buying homes in the province's hot real estate market could soon be protected by a cooling-off period that gives them time to back out of an agreement. Fina...
Mar 28, 2022
Man arrested for assault on student in Vancouver's latest stranger attack
Vancouver police say a Coquitlam man faces charges over allegations he attacked an 18-year-old exchange student on Sunday. Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that the victim was walking with a fri...
Mar 28, 2022
Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation after detection of potential burial sites
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) this week.In a n...
Mar 28, 2022
