News Items tag as: B.C. news

Post-election coalition with BC United not ruled out by BC Conservatives
May 28, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Any chance of BC's two right-of-centre parties coming to a pre-election agreement appears off the table, but that doesn't mean they won't join forces after the election.
Public Health investigates one person dead, and 66 confirmed cases of salmonella linked to cantaloupes
December 03, 2023 - 2:30 PM

The Public Health Agency of Canada is continuing to investigate the salmonella outbreak caused by cantaloupes.
Four lanes open on last phase of $600M Kicking Horse Canyon highway widening project
November 30, 2023 - 11:29 AM

The most difficult section of the Trans-Canada Highway widening project through the Kicking Horse Canyon east of Golden has reopened to four lanes of traffic.
BC landlord to pay year's rent after renoviction
July 22, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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A BC landlord was ordered to pay a year's worth of rent to former tenants after they were evicted and told the landlord would be moving in.
BC children subject of Amber Alert travelling with grandfather and mother's boyfriend
July 21, 2023 - 10:41 AM

Two missing BC children were last seen in Merritt more than a week before police issued an Amber Alert.
Charge dropped in shooting of Nanaimo vigilante at homeless camp
July 19, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A homeless man accused of shooting a Vancouver Island vigilante had his charges dropped after the BC Prosecution Service found there wasn't enough evidence to convict him.
BC massage therapist gets five-year ban for touching, assaulting patient
July 19, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A BC massage therapist was banned from practicing for five years after he was criminally convicted of assault.
Young British Columbians don't want to return to the office: survey
July 19, 2023 - 11:31 AM

One in five British Columbians who worked from home during the pandemic quit their jobs when asked to return to the office.
Some BC news outlets have been blocked by Meta
July 14, 2023 - 3:30 PM

BC news readers won't be seeing local stories show up on Facebook and Instagram as often as Meta tests its impending news blocks.
Vigilantes put Northern BC man in hospital because of 'rumours'
July 14, 2023 - 12:58 PM

One man is in hospital after a group of vigilantes targeted him in Northern BC.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

News Items tag as: B.C. news

Post-election coalition with BC United not ruled out by BC Conservatives

Public Health investigates one person dead, and 66 confirmed cases of salmonella linked to cantaloupes

Four lanes open on last phase of $600M Kicking Horse Canyon highway widening project

BC landlord to pay year's rent after renoviction

BC children subject of Amber Alert travelling with grandfather and mother's boyfriend

Charge dropped in shooting of Nanaimo vigilante at homeless camp

BC massage therapist gets five-year ban for touching, assaulting patient

Young British Columbians don't want to return to the office: survey

Some BC news outlets have been blocked by Meta

Vigilantes put Northern BC man in hospital because of 'rumours'

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