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Premier announces deal with Blueberry River First Nation

Premier announces deal with Blueberry River First Nation

The deal responds to a court ruling that the province violated the nation’s Treaty 8 rights.
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B.C.'s forestry's future dependent on attracting new workers

B.C.'s forestry's future dependent on attracting new workers

BC Natural Resources Forum forestry panel discusses ways to attract skilled tradespeople
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B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer

B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer

WHISTLER, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members.
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WorkSafeBC fines Conifex for 'repeated high-risk violation' in Mackenzie

WorkSafeBC fines Conifex for 'repeated high-risk violation' in Mackenzie

$83,622.72 levied over safety of machinery gates and panels
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No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos

No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Residents of two condominiums in Campbell River, B.C., spent the night out of their suites after a landslide on the hill behind their homes. A release from the City of Campbell River says the slide happened about 7 p.m.
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'I didn't want to stab anybody': Accused killer says he was scared of victim

'I didn't want to stab anybody': Accused killer says he was scared of victim

An accused killer standing trial for murder told police the day after the slaying he was “protecting [his] family” from someone he feared would set fire to his home or shoot him dead.
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Kelowna auto technician files lawsuit claiming debilitating injuries after surgery

Kelowna auto technician files lawsuit claiming debilitating injuries after surgery

The allegations in the notice of civil claim have not been proven in court.
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Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returns honorary degree to Vancouver Island University

Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returns honorary degree to Vancouver Island University

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has received more than 10 honorary degrees from Canadian institutions.
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Vancouver to fund plans to renew its embattled Chinatown neighbourhood

Vancouver to fund plans to renew its embattled Chinatown neighbourhood

Vancouver councillors have unanimously approved funding for its Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan, in an attempt to revive the historic neighbourhood.
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RCMP investigating after two bodies found inside Coldstream, B.C., home

RCMP investigating after two bodies found inside Coldstream, B.C., home

VERNON, B.C. — An RCMP major crime unit has been called in to investigate after the discovery of two bodies inside a home in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.
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