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B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
March 08, 2024 - 5:11 PM
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year.
B.C. moves flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters to protect kids
February 07, 2024 - 3:55 PM
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s government has ordered that flavoured nicotine pouches only be sold from behind pharmacy counters in the province in an effort to prevent youth from becoming addicted.
Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear
December 16, 2022 - 1:00 AM
VICTORIA - At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop.
Vancouver fire that destroyed Downtown Eastside street church in July now ruled arson
September 08, 2022 - 10:27 AM
VANCOUVER - A fire that destroyed a street church on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and displaced dozens of residents from a neighbouring low-income hotel is now being investigated as an arson.
Vancouver police say charge laid after attack on Asian senior with dementia
July 23, 2020 - 12:21 PM
VANCOUVER - A charge has been laid in an alleged attack on a Vancouver senior with dementia after police said they were investigating a hate crime.
'Intolerable' hate incidents continue to rise in Vancouver: police
July 17, 2020 - 1:29 PM
VANCOUVER - Reported "hate incidents" have more than doubled this year in Vancouver and police say offenders are targeting the city's Asian community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Teens arrested after flare fired in convenience store, causing major damage
May 05, 2020 - 12:17 PM
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP say two 16-year-olds have been arrested after an alleged shoplifting at a convenience store in Nanaimo, B.C., on Saturday that involved a flare being fired inside the building.
Teens set off flare in B.C. store in 'reckless' act, traumatize clerk: RCMP
May 03, 2020 - 12:21 PM
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP are accusing two teenagers of creating mayhem in a convenience store in Nanaimo, B.C., after shoplifting and then setting off a flare indoors on their way out.
Vancouver police say suspect identified in hate crime investigation
April 23, 2020 - 12:33 PM
VANCOUVER - Police have identified a suspect in what they say was a racially motivated attack in Vancouver last month.
Man with dementia among increase in reported hate crimes in Vancouver: police
April 22, 2020 - 2:37 PM
VANCOUVER - An assault on a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver is being investigated as a hate crime and police say they have recently noticed an increase in reports of hate-motivated incidents.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the rain and melted snow that runs off
March 28, 2024 1:00 PM
The Latest | Israel must open more land crossings for Gaza aid, UN court says
In a legally binding order, the top United Nations court says Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for food,
March 28, 2024 12:34 PM
Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's state of the city speech would have been much different if not for last-minute interf
March 28, 2024 12:00 PM
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The
March 28, 2024 11:23 AM
No blasting closures on Highway 97 near Summerland this long weekend
Drivers can expect a break from the closures along Highway 97 north of Summerland this Easter long weekend. Th
March 28, 2024 10:30 AM
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