Speed-limiting devices to be required in B.C. commercial vehicles
Commercial vehicles in B.C. will soon be required to have speed-limiting technology installed, according to the B.C. government.
Canada
Apr 3
Ibrahim Ali: Judge rejects B.C. teen killer’s bid to have conviction tossed for delays
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a young teen girl in Burnaby, B.C., over trial delays.
Crime
Apr 11
Mass timber construction approved for more builds in B.C.
The use of mass timber in British Columbia is moving up and expanding to schools, libraries and other construction.
Politics
Apr 10
Data shows BC NDP with hefty cash advantage heading into 2024 election
Data released by Elections BC on Monday showed the New Democrats raised more than $4.5 million in donations in 2023, from more than 15,619 donors.
Politics
Apr 8
B.C. plants milestone 10 billionth tree since reforestation efforts began
Forests Minister Ralston planted the milestone tree in Surrey’s Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, where B.C.’s reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.
Environment
Apr 15
Bear pictured carrying garbage bin in Summerland, B.C.
Resident takes to social media, posts photos of the hungry bear in Summerland, B.C.
Environment
Apr 9
Task force to tackle concerns about drugs in B.C. hospitals, health minister says
The move comes amid concerns about the presence of weapons and drugs raised by the B.C. Nurses' Union, and the circulation of a leaked health authority memo dealing with drug use.
Health
Apr 8
B.C. home sales slide almost 10% in March
The B.C. Real Estate Association says the province saw 6,460 residential unit sales in the Multiple Listing Service systems last month, a 9.5 per cent decline from March 2023.
Canada
Apr 15
Home, vehicles peppered with bullets in Mission, B.C.
Police said they arrived to find a house and "multiple" vehicles with bullet holes in them. Fortunately, no one was hurt. A vehicle was found on fire several hours later.
Crime
Apr 5
Students prepare for B.C. Interior Jazz Festival
Jazz band students at Rutland Middle School are they preparing with students from Rutland Senior Secondary for their debut at the B.C. Interior Jazz Festival.
Lifestyle
Apr 4
Penticton, B.C. receives ‘baby-friendly’ designation
The health-care teams at Penticton Regional Hospital and Penticton Heath Centre have received international recognition for their care and support of new parents and their babies.
Canada
Apr 5
Kelowna to host Canadian Country Music Awards in 2025
According to the CCMA, this will be the third time Country Music Week will be hosted in B.C., but the first time in the Okanagan.
Canada
Apr 16
Fashion photoshoot empowers adults with disabilities in Memramcook, N.B.
The executive director of Eco Vision Memramcook, a social enterprise that employs adults with intellectual disabilities, hopes the photos will be empowering.
Features
Apr 11
Downtown Eastside artist featured at Emily Carr University exhibit
The art exhibition is the culmination of a course on the impact of graffiti culture launched by a B.C. university professor.
Education
Apr 7
Miramichi, N.B., neighbourhood under boil water advisory
New Brunswick's Department of Health has ordered the city of Miramichi to issue a boil water advisory in the Newcastle area.
Canada
Apr 11
Court offers look into final moments before arrest in COVID-19 abduction trial
RCMP officers Spencer Hornoi and Toril Romailler arrested Jackson in Vernon, B.C., on Feb. 24, 2022.
Canada
Apr 12
Major encampment cleanup in Kelowna, B.C. well underway
The cleanup is expected to take a couple of days to complete, and the rail trail will be closed to public traffic as the work continues.
Canada
Apr 16
Orca calf is surfacing regularly in B.C. lagoon
A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos.
Environment
Apr 2
B.C. government criticized for lack of funding for medications, rare conditions
The report stated that when medications were covered, B.C. allocated only $257 dollars per person, compared to the Canadian average of $442.
Health
Apr 16
Two teens killed in head-on crash in northern B.C.
Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man.
Canada
Apr 7
