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Defence warns of 'dangerous witnesses' as B.C. shooting-murder trial closes
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (379+ words) Published 4:30 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Karl Yu/Nanaimo News Bulletin There is doubt as to whether a man actually gunned down and murdered another at a fast-food restaurant in Nanaimo five years ago, say defence lawyers. The trial of Ronald…...
B.C. budgets $15 million for FireSmart projects in 2027
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (155+ words) Published 5:29 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 The B.C. government will be offering a total of $15 million in 2027 to support wildfire risk reduction projects in individual communities. The funding was announced on Sunday, Sept. 13 and is part of the FireSmart Community Funding and Supports…...
Houston suffers more forestry layoffs
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (477+ words) Published 2:36 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Rod Link/Houston Today Brink Forest Products has laid off all but one of its Pleasant Valley Remanufacturing employees in Houston as it struggles to cope with increasing American tariffs and duties and a lack…...
Family of 85-year-old killed by stray bullet in Burnaby makes plea for answers
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (420+ words) Published 4:04 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 The family of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed by a stray bullet into his Burnaby home, has made a heartfelt appeal to anyone with information. Cho was found suffering from a gunshot wound in his…...
Topley duo part of province-wide firefighting effort
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (684+ words) Published 2:11 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Rod Link/Houston Today At times there seemed like every helicopter ever made was in the air at once, said Glenn Kelly, one of two volunteers from Topley who spent early August assisting structure protection…...
Woolly dog pelt on loan to B.C. museum from the Smithsonian
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (550+ words) Published 4:07 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 The only known surviving pelt of the woolly dog is returning to B.C. for a period. The University of BC says the pelt, which has spent more than a century in storage, is coming the closest it…...
B.C. police watchdog investigating RCMP-involved shooting near Salmo
1+ week, 1+ day ago (309+ words) Published 10:52 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating an officer-involved shooting near Salmo, where a man was seriously injured. According to a Sept. 4 BC RCMP statement, officers from the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team were assisting Creston…...
Interior Health defends downtown safe consumption site amid Kelowna's shutdown request
1+ week, 4+ day ago (601+ words) Published 3:34 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 While recognizing Kelowna City Council’s concerns with the Outreach Urban Health Centre safe consumption site, Interior Health’s (IH) chief medical health officer Dr. Sue Pollock said the site is ultimately saving lives. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Kelowna…...
United Way BC celebrates Okanagan wildfire volunteers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (265+ words) Published 2:37 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Over 100 people volunteered with United Way BC to help evacuees from this year’s wildfires in the Okanagan. Many of the volunteers signed up within a day of United Way posting volunteer opportunities on its iVolunteer website....
Fighting words: Vernon MP pans U.S. war secretary over 'cheap shot' at B.C. cadets
1+ week, 4+ day ago (471+ words) Published 12:46 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 A day after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared a post mocking Vernon cadets on social media, Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson censured the senior U.S. official in a social media post of his own. — Pete Hegseth…...