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Argonauts stun Lions

Argonauts stun Lions

Jul 25, 2015 / 7:00 am

Two interceptions and an early 21-0 deficit didn't shake Scott Milanovich's belief in his quarterback. And Trevor Harris repaid his head coach's...

Hwy 1 to expand

Hwy 1 to expand

Chase Jul 24, 2015 / 8:00 pm

Highway 1 is once again expanding from two lanes to four, this time near Chase. The federal government made the announcement Friday, to expand the highway from...

Hwy 1 reopens

Hwy 1 reopens

Salmon Arm Jul 24, 2015 / 7:29 pm

UPDATE: 7:30 p.m. Highway 1 is now open. Highway 1 is closed in both directions west of Salmon Arm because of a vehicle incident. There is no detour available...

Plecas to lead review

Plecas to lead review

Child protection Jul 24, 2015 / 12:49 pm

A well-respected former senior civil servant has agreed to lead an independent review into the botched handling of a child welfare case where a mother's...

Drought forces mill closure

Drought forces mill closure

Sechelt Jul 24, 2015 / 11:49 am

Drought conditions gripping southern British Columbia can now be blamed for costing at least 130 jobs. The Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill, on the Sunshine Coast...

Mountie gets two years jail

Mountie gets two years jail

Vancouver Jul 24, 2015 / 10:54 am

The former Mountie who was the senior officer in charge the night Robert Dziekanski was jolted with a Taser and died has been given a two-year jail term for...

Two evac alerts rescinded

Two evac alerts rescinded

Wildfires Jul 23, 2015 / 7:01 pm

Two evacuation alerts in B.C. have been rescinded this afternoon, as crews gain the upper hand in their fights. The alert for the Coldstream Creek wildfire...

Info meeting on Bolean fire

Info meeting on Bolean fire

Falkland Jul 23, 2015 / 6:42 pm

A public information meeting will be held in Falkland Friday at 7 p.m. in the community hall to update the public on the Bolean Lake fire. Ryan Nitchie,...

Site C fight not over

Site C fight not over

Jul 23, 2015 / 3:12 pm

Legal opposition to the Site C hydroelectric dam in northern British Columbia is ramping up just as BC Hydro and the province are announcing their first...

Orca stranded on rocks

Orca stranded on rocks

Hartley Bay Jul 23, 2015 / 2:51 pm

A killer whale stuck on a tiny island off British Columbia's coast was protected for eight hours by rescuers as they waited for the high tide to wash her...

Three-minute shower

Three-minute shower

Water conservation Jul 23, 2015 / 2:39 pm

Could you take a three-minute shower? How about fewer toilet flushes, or turning off the tap while brushing your teeth? The mayor of a British Columbia desert...

Woman mauled by dog

Woman mauled by dog

New Westminster Jul 23, 2015 / 10:27 am

A woman is being treated in a Metro Vancouver hospital for what are believed to be serious head and facial injuries after being mauled by a dog. Residents of a...

Charges laid in homicides

Charges laid in homicides

Coquitlam Jul 22, 2015 / 5:26 pm

A man faces murder charges after the bodies of woman from B.C. and man from Israel were found last week in a Metro Vancouver home. Fifty-four-year-old Maurio...

The new normal?

The new normal?

BC wildfires Jul 22, 2015 / 5:21 pm

Relentless forest fires burning across British Columbia may be the new normal, Premier Christy Clark warned as she stood not far from a raging fire that...

Watchdog looks into death

Watchdog looks into death

Victoria Jul 22, 2015 / 5:17 pm

British Columbia's police watchdog has launched a preliminary investigation into the case of a toddler found dead in a Victoria hotel room. Victoria Police...

More lightning forecast

More lightning forecast

Wildfires Jul 22, 2015 / 4:14 pm

There were 35 fires sparked by lightning in B.C. Tuesday, and more thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Okanagan. There is a small chance of lightning for...

Patient photo no joke

Patient photo no joke

Victoria Jul 22, 2015 / 2:51 pm

A British Columbia doctor who texted an unauthorized photo of a patient's catheter site along with a joke to somebody not involved in the case has been...

ATV rider went off cliff

ATV rider went off cliff

Valemount Jul 22, 2015 / 2:47 pm

An Alberta man has been identified as the person killed when an all-terrain vehicle plunged over a cliff in eastern British Columbia. The B.C. Coroners Service...

Child porn at troubling level

Child porn at troubling level

Vancouver Jul 22, 2015 / 1:45 pm

A new study has revealed a disturbing amount of child pornography is being distributed online in British Columbia. A Stats Canada crime report released...

Wildfires could cost $300M

Wildfires could cost $300M

Jul 22, 2015 / 1:06 pm

The provincial government budgeted just $60 million to fight wildfires in B.C. in 2015. The final bill could be six or seven times that number. "We're...

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