Category Archives: British Columbia
Coquihalla reopens to essential traffic, Highway 3 adds recreational travel Tuesday
Five weeks after sustaining major damage to more than a dozen sections, the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) reopened to essential commercial vehicles just before 9 a.m. this morning. Flooding and washo...
Dec 20, 2021
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after severe flood damage
VANCOUVER - A major highway linking Metro Vancouver and southern British Columbia to the rest of the province has reopened about a month after severe flooding damaged the route in several areas. The B...
Dec 20, 2021
British Columbia's new COVID-19 restrictions to curb Omicron variant come into effect
VANCOUVER - New COVID-19 restrictions ranging from audience capacities on large venues to the number of people able to attend indoor gatherings are in effect today. The health measures are scheduled t...
Dec 20, 2021
UPDATE: Police release details on death at SilverStar
A Vernon man died while snowboarding in an area of SilverStar Mountain Resort that was closed at the time. RCMP say they were notified about a snowboarder being found unconscious in the Putnam Creek a...
Dec 20, 2021
Man charged with attempted murder after weekend stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A man has been charged with attempted murder after a weekend stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C. Nanaimo RCMP say they were called to a home at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday after two people in their...
Dec 19, 2021
Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person: UBC
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says assurances from public health officials have influenced its decision to continue with in-person exams, despite concerns from students about the spre...
Dec 19, 2021
Oceanside RCMP warn of scammers impersonating police/CRA agents in Bitcoin fraud
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP revealed a complex scam involving someone impersonating a Canada Revenue Agency agent and a local Mountie.Sometime this week a resident received a call from someone saying ...
Dec 19, 2021
NHL postpones Leafs, Canucks games as COVID-19 cases grow
The NHL has postponed two games each for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs as COVID-19 case counts continue to jump throughout the league. A matchup between the Canucks and Leafs scheduled...
Dec 18, 2021
Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC
VANCOUVER - Students and their representatives at the University of British Columbia are calling for the cancellation of in-person exams as the province deals with a surge in cases of the Omicron vari...
Dec 18, 2021
Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth
VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...
Dec 18, 2021
