Since the discovery of a man’s body in Salt Spring Island’s Fulford Creek on Oct. 10, multiple police units and the BC Coroners Service have worked to determine a cause of death and establish whether or not foul play was involved. Based on the findings of both the BC Coroners Service and the Vancouver Island […]

During these cool autumn evenings, many British Columbians are starting to light their fireplaces or wood stoves to help keep their homes warm. However, people who cut or use firewood must ensure that it was harvested legally. Before collecting firewood please obtain a firewood permit to ensure that your firewood collection...

Kelowna RCMP have issued a warning to the public to be on the lookout after reports of a trio of recent sexual assaults in the Central Okanagan City. Police said the person approached with the face covered with the hood of the sweater. the perpetrator was wearing. Two of the assaults involved unwanted touching while the third,...

In prepared statement, (Insurance Corporation of BC) ICBC will submit the remainder of its 2015 basic rate application Thursday with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), asking for a 5.5 per cent increase to basic insurance rates – lower than the earlier potential for 6.7 per cent. ICBC said in the release, if ...

The Lillooet RCMP has called the Independent Investigations Office of BC following an early morning incident, which has resulted in an in-custody death. The RCMP said shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (October 14), police were called to the Bridge Indian Band Office in Lillooet to follow up on a report a male had entered the...

Had the Alberta government increased spending more prudently over the past decade, the province would today enjoy a surplus, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “The view that falling oil prices are chiefly to blame for Alberta’s deficit is...

By Naomi Yamamoto B.C. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Without a small army of 2,500 volunteers and the $6.3 million that the Province spends to fund their searches, the lost might not be found in B.C.'s backcountry. Since April there have been 130 more calls for rescue from throughout the province compared to ...

A child in Hope has died due to injuries received after a being hit by a truck on Wednesday afternoon, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail. “On Oct.7, RCMP at approximately 12:30 p.m., RCMP received a report of a child that was struck by a commercial truck in the 400 block of 6 Avenue,” Rail […]

New York Senator William L. Marcy could have just as easily been referring to B.C. in 2015 – and not the 1828 victory of the Jackson Democrats – when he boasted "to the victor belong the spoils." Even he would have marvelled at the spoils available in B.C. Other provinces have their Crown corps and spots on various boards to...

Private school enrolment across Canada is up by almost 17 per cent while public school enrolment has decreased eight per cent, according to a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The study, Where Our Students are Educated: Measuring Student Enrolment...