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Early fall heat wave shatters daily temperature records in 20 B.C. communities

VANCOUVER — Twenty daily temperature records tumbled across British Columbia on Monday as conditions in the province remain unseasonably warm for the first week of fall.

Sep 27, 2022 9:21 AM Read more >

Woman who served in Canadian Army in Second World War passes away at 99

Annie (Mary) Hokonson was a familiar face at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in New Westminster

Sep 27, 2022 8:05 AM Read more >

B.C. man guilty of sex assault after befriending victims at Metro Vancouver churches

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A British Columbia man who is now in his late 70s has been found guilty of numerous counts of sexual assault. Coquitlam resident Raymond Gaglardi appeared in B.C.

Sep 27, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

Engine revver awarded $75,000 after being injured by angry neighbour

Angry at a man who was revving the engine of his vehicle early in the morning in Tofino, Ole Marvin Hansen grabbed a piece of wood and began striking the vehicle in a 'frenzied attack.'

Sep 27, 2022 2:50 AM Read more >

School board lacked authority to suspend trustees over alleged bullying: B.C. judge

VICTORIA — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled the Greater Victoria School Board lacked the authority to censure and suspend two elected trustees over allegations of harassment and bullying.

Sep 26, 2022 4:14 PM Read more >

Accused to plead not guilty in Vancouver fatal stranger stabbing

Lindsay Scott is facing charges of second-degree murder and assault in the death of Justin Mohrman.

Sep 26, 2022 1:58 PM Read more >

Tumbler Ridge Junior A Steel Kings excited for 2022/23 season

Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League

Sep 26, 2022 12:01 PM Read more >

Man run over by truck near B.C. homeless camp, alcohol suspected factor: Police

KELOWNA, B.C. — Police say a man was seriously injured after being run over by a truck near a homeless camp in Kelowna, B.C. RCMP say in a news release alcohol is believed to be a factor in the incident early Sunday, just after midnight.

Sep 25, 2022 3:09 PM Read more >

Prince George pilot program to look at Indigenous overrepresentation in criminal justice system

The BCFNJC will receive funding from the province to develop a pilot program

Sep 25, 2022 11:02 AM Read more >

B.C. Aviation Museum lands both a retired air tanker and its long-time pilot

Twin-engine turbo prop plane was a pioneer in early air-passenger travel and for the past two decades a workhorse water tanker fighting forest fires

Sep 25, 2022 9:39 AM Read more >