News that BC Hydro will significantly increase its reliance on imported electricity this year may come as a shock to many energy-complacent British Columbians, but not to B.C. Citizens for Green Energy (BCCGE) and its co-spokesperson David Field.Field says BCCGE has been monitoring the electricity import issue for several...

 The parliament of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, today voted to outlaw bullfighting – an iconic sport in much of the country. The vote was held after animal rights activists, led by Spanish animal rights group Prou! (Spanish for "Enough!"), who claim the practice is "barbaric", collected 180,000 signatures to a ...

 It’s still impaired driving if you’re driving a boat. That’s a message local police are failing to get through to residents, as road stops continue to net inordinately high numbers of impaired drivers leaving local lakes, campgrounds and beaches.   This past weekend saw two impaired charges and four suspensions, while the weekend of July […]

A flood of community support and assistance has washed over the Community Harvest Food Bank, after manager Deb McIntosh told local media the resource was in jeopardy.   McIntosh announced last week that the food bank was seeing increased demand and only had weeks left before having to close its doors, if more donations didn’t […]

 This past weekend my wife and I had the opportunity to spend some time with friends of ours, and during the day the discussion turned to wrongful death laws in B.C. Terry Napora (Terry Napora Law Offices) and Derek Miura (Derek Miura Law Corporation) informed me of the gross injustice families face in B.C .when […]

 A man dressed as the Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader robbed a bank in Setauket, New York. The robber was dressed in a character themed mask and blue cape. Armed with a hand gun, the robber stole an undetermined amount of cash from the Chase bank branch.The robber entered the bank saying that he was robbing it. Customers...

 Kimberly Ruth Noyes has been found ‘not criminally responsible for reason of mental disorder’ in the killing of 12-year-old John Fulton of Grand Forks.  Rossland B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan handed down his ruling on the case that wrapped up testimony on Wednesday. McEwan’s lengthy verdict recounted evidence from the trial and case law […]

An advert by fast food restaurant Burger King has been banned from British television over claims that it is misleading. The campaign for the new TenderCrisp chicken burger received two complaints over the fact that the burger appears significantly larger on the advert than in real life.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...

Crown counsel has conceded to the defence that the verdict should be one of not criminally responsible for reason of mental disorder in the case of Kimberly Ruth Noyes, accused of second-degree murder. In the last day of the trial, Phillip Seagram, crown counsel and Deanne Gaffar, representative for Noyes, provided their final submissions. Gaffar cited extensive […]

 Months of planning have left Castlegar and RDCK areas I and J with what looks to be a $25 million price tag for an expansion project at the Complex. Jim Crockett, director of recreation, says the plans have not been made in a vaccum, but rather reflect a great deal of public feedback on recreation […]