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A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved the bulk sale of more than 1,200 kilograms of cannabis by a company after the Canada Revenue Agency threatened to destroy it. In a ruling released online this week, the court allowed Tantalus Labs Ltd. to move ahead with a hasty sale …
Read More »Lotto Max ticket in B.C. splits $70 million jackpot
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people in Western Canada, one being from B.C.’s Interior, are rich after splitting Tuesday night’s $70 million Lotto Max draw. According to the B.C. Lottery Corporation, a person in Kamloops and another in Alberta matched all seven numbers — each won …
Read More »Toronto police track stabbing suspect to Surrey, B.C. – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been arrested in British Columbia and charged with second-degree murder after a stabbing reported in Toronto in March. Police said an altercation took place between one man and a group of four others on March 6, just before 1 …
Read More »B.C. nurses, wildland firefighters owed thousands due to payment backlogs: Union
When members of one of the largest unions in B.C. hit the picket lines more than a year ago, cost of living increases were at the heart of their strike for a new deal. More than nine months after reaching an agreement, however, some members of the B.C. General Employees’ …
Read More »B.C. port strike: Ottawa urges parties to settle dispute ‘once and for all’
The on-off strike saga at British Columbia’s ports appears to be over — for now — as workers returned to work Thursday. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he was “relieved” that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada had withdrawn its strike notice Wednesday and that the union workers …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
Read More »Historic military aircraft lands at Penticton, B.C. airport
The first of two iconic military planes arrived in Penticton, B.C., Monday morning, soon to be followed by another aircraft later this week. The B-17 Flying Fortress touched down at Penticton Regional Airport and will be joined by a B-25 Mitchell on Thursday. “The B-17, it’s a Flying Fortress called …
Read More »B.C. port strike recovery will take ‘several months’: industry group
The extended strike that halted work at B.C.’s ports over the past couple of weeks has caused “severe backlogs” that could take months to recover, a national trade group has warned. Work resumed Thursday after the federal government reached a tentative deal with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the …
Read More »Widespread Shaw outage affecting customers in B.C. Interior
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Shaw users in B.C.’s Interior may have noticed that their internet, television and home phone services are taking a break. According to the internet and TV service provider that Rogers recently acquired, its crews are working to resolve a problem that affects …
Read More »Winnipeg murder suspect arrested in Langley, B.C.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man accused of murder in Winnipeg has been returned to Manitoba after police arrested him in Langley, B.C. last month. British Columbia’s gang-focused Combined Forces Special Investigation Unit arrested Shiv Austin Harper, 20, at a home in the Fraser Valley community …
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