Premier’s statement on Indigenous Veterans Day
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “The flag atop the British Columbia Parliament Buildings has been lowered to half-mast today to mark Indigenous Veterans Day. This solemn day honours those Indigenous people who have served or are serving with the Canadian Armed Forces. “Many thousands of First Nations, Métis […]
BCCDC Public Advisory - Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport
Travellers are being alerted to potential exposure to measles on flights to and from the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Oct. 16. A passenger with measles arrived at the airport in Vancouver on Oct. 16 and departed on another flight that evening. People who were on the same flights or who were at YVR during […]
Kelowna RCMP: A family’s 18-year plea
The Kelowna RCMP, along with the parents of Aaron Derbyshire, are making a plea to the public to come forward with any information regarding his disappearance in 2006. This year is the 18th anniversary of Aaron going missing. He was last seen the night of September 29, 2006 in the 200-block of Leon Avenue leaving a […]
Quarry Road mudslide kills one in Coquitlam
On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Coquitlam RCMP responded to a report of a mudslide on Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntrye Road in Coquitlam. One home had been swept away with the mudslide. Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue located the resident in […]
Fatal motor vehicle incident near Merritt
On Oct. 5, 2024 at roughly 3:50 p.m., frontline Merritt RCMP officers attended a serious single motor vehicle incident on Hwy 5 north of Juliet Road, according to RCMP Cpl. Brett Urano. He said a four-door sedan travelling northbound had gone off the road at a high rate of speed eventually rolling before coming to […]
Kamloops: Arson suspected in Red Bridge fire
Police are seeking information from the pubic related to yesterday’s fire that destroyed the Red Bridge and is being investigated as arson. On Thursday Sept. 19, 2024, around 3:25 a.m., Kamloops and Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment frontline officers were called to assist Kamloops Fire and Rescue (KFR) at the Red Bridge, which was fully engulfed […]
OP/ED: UBCM to Vote on Resolution in Support of Free Transit for Youth Up to Age 18 Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 a vote will be held at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention 2024 to support the expansion of free transit up to age 18 for all youth in BC. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Get on Board program currently provides free transit in all transit systems for youth up […]
Two hospitalized after Mission road rage incident
Mission RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a pair of suspects in a road rage incident that sent two victims to hospital. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Sept. 8, two young adults in a grey Honda Civic were in the drive-through lane of the Tim Hortons at the intersection of Lougheed Highway […]
At least 192 British Columbians lost to toxic drugs in July 2024
Updated reporting from the BC Coroners Service about unregulated drug toxicity deaths indicates at least 192 people died in July 2024. Between January 2024 and July 2024, 1,365 lives were lost to drug toxicity, according to preliminary data. “Unregulated toxic drugs continue to cause more loss of life in British Columbia than homicides, motor-vehicle incidents, suicides and […]
BC United Leader suspends campaign, puts support behind BC Conservatives
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon dropped a bombshell Wednesday, moving to suspend his party’s campaign in the upcoming fall election. The deal will see United Leader Falcon suspend his campaign with rumours that MLAs Ian Paton, Peter Milobar and Tom Shypitka, of Cranbrook, will run for the Conservatives, as well as Vancouver-Langara candidate Jaime Stein. […]
