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Quebec man charged in Kelowna human trafficking investigation

Stanley Jean-Baptiste, 36, is facing multiple charges related to Trafficking in Persons. He has been held in custody and is being brought to Kelowna to appear in court.

Dec 13, 2023 12:02 AM Read more >

Film festival a unique feat for small community like qathet

Movie-goers will be delighted with variety of offerings

Dec 12, 2023 6:30 PM Read more >

Vancouver council approves 7.5% property tax hike for 2024

Mayor Ken Sim gets $180,000 boost to his $1.3-million office budget

Dec 12, 2023 6:12 PM Read more >

RCMP find suspected explosive device near B.C. high school

Vernon RCMP confirm they are investigating a suspected explosive device found inside a vehicle. About 10:30 a.m., police received a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in the plaza parking lot on the 2700 block of 43rd Avenue.

Dec 12, 2023 2:43 PM Read more >

Police watchdog investigating shooting in Kitimat

One man was shot, receiving non-life threatening injuries following a police incident

Dec 12, 2023 11:55 AM Read more >

Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

$26.6 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments will extend the life of trolley buses in Vancouver and Burnaby

Dec 12, 2023 11:53 AM Read more >

shíshálh and SCRD sign 'historic' MOU on water

'The shíshálh Nation is proud to be carrying on the tradition of our ancestors as protectors of water and stewards of the land': lhe hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe)

Dec 12, 2023 11:43 AM Read more >

BC government red tape ties hands of search and rescue groups

Three years ago, a moratorium was placed on all of the province’s 78 SAR teams and their 3,400 volunteer members, prohibiting them from adding new skills. It still hasn't been lifted.

Dec 12, 2023 6:26 AM Read more >

Police fired 31 shots into armed man's boat in Campbell River marina standoff: IIO report

The man had earlier killed a fellow boater at Discovery Marina and taken hostages

Dec 12, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Nihal Maligaspe, 72, of Kamloops was sentenced in June to 3.5 years in federal prison for repeatedly raping his niece over a period of years

Dec 12, 2023 4:56 AM Read more >