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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The longtime mayor of Sun Peaks is stepping down due to a medical condition. Al Raine announced he will be leaving his role due to a rare form of ALS called bulbar ALS. “Presently, I am not suffering and other than my …
Read More »‘Looking over our shoulders’: A mother’s killing looms large in small B.C. town
Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby, B.C. It’s subtle, say residents of the community of 2,000 people, nestled in the hills of the North Okanagan in B.C.’s Interior. Few people gather now outside coffee shops on the main street along Highway 6. Posters on the school …
Read More »Better disabled accessibility needed for B.C. taxi, ride-hailing industry, committee says
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 10, 2024 11:13 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A B.C. legislature committee looking into taxi and ride-hailing services has issued recommendations, including measures to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and services in small and rural …
Read More »RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
The suspected hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar have been arrested, the RCMP confirmed Friday. The RCMP took three Indian nationals into custody on Friday morning, almost a year after Nijjar was gunned down at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Surrey, B.C. The suspects entered …
Read More »London Drugs stores across B.C. remain closed Monday with no time of reopening
London Drugs stores across B.C. remain closed on Monday morning as the company deals with a cybersecurity incident. The drugstore chain initially reported the store closures on Sunday afternoon. In a statement to Global News, London Drugs says the closures are out of an abundance of caution and at this …
Read More »38 days, 5,000 km: Pair of B.C. biologists help claim victory in ‘World’s Toughest Row’
A four-woman team, including a pair of B.C. residents, has claimed victory in one of the world’s most grueling races and raised more than a quarter-million dollars for ocean conservation while they were at it. The “Salty Science” crew claimed first place in the women’s class of the World’s Toughest …
Read More »Three people dead in heli ski crash north of Terrace, B.C.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people died in a heli ski helicopter crash in Northern British Columbia on Monday afternoon. In a statement, Northern Escape Heli Skiing said three people were killed when one of its aircraft crashed in the mountains north of Terrace, sometime around …
Read More »Richmond, B.C. man closes business after crash, claims ICBC not doing enough – BC
A 74-year-old Richmond business owner, who was injured in a motorcycle crash in May 2022, said ICBC’s No-Fault system is failing to support him. Yoshihiro Yanagitani said he was forced to close his auto repair shop business due to his injuries. “I got bleeding inside (my head), my eyeball drop …
Read More »Extortion threats leave South Asian communities shaken in B.C., Ontario, Alberta
It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose family and community are now gripped with fear. The businessman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, …
Read More »Calls for even stiffer fines, infrastructure upgrades after latest B.C. overpass strike
The B.C. government is facing calls for even stiffer penalties, infrastructure upgrades and more driver training, in the wake of yet another collision between a commercial vehicle and an overpass. The latest crash happened around noon Thursday, when a driver with Chohan Freight Forwarders struck the 112 Street overpass on …
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