Man charged in Julie Paskall homicide
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Saturday (May 24), that a 27-year-old male has been arrested and charged in connection with the Julie Paskall homicide investigation. Paskall, a hockey mom waiting in the parking lot, was beaten December 29, 2013 at Newton Arena at approximately 9:30 p.m. Paskall, 53, had...
Okanagan Correctional Centre breaks ground
There was a ground-breaking ceremony last week as the Province, Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB), local community and construction partners donned hard hats to celebrate the construction of the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC). The OCC project, located on the Osoyoos Indian Band’s in the Senkulmen Business Park on Highway 97, will...
Clear as mud and no end coming soon
Strike dates. Changes to strike dates for Kootenay Lake. Lockout believed to have an affect final exam marking. Employers saying the lockout won't affect marking final exams for Grade 10 and 11 or grad ceremonies. Looks like everything is clear as mud in the labour dispute between the B.C. Teachers' Federation and the B.C. ...
RCMP continue to investigate tragic deaths at Kwitzil Lake
The Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Section, in partnership with the BC Coroners Service, are continuing their investigation into the tragic deaths of two local youth this past weekend. “The deaths of Craig Allen Wood and Kendall Gabriella Moore are extremely tragic” states Cpl. Todd Wilson of the Prince George RCMP’s...
Wait times for health care in Canada may be linked to increase in female death rates
The Fraser Institute anada’s growing wait times for health care may have contributed to the deaths of 44,273 Canadian women between 1993 and 2009, concludes a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The study, The Effect of Wait Times on Mortality in ...
Walmarts and farmers’ markets—should people serve the economy or does the economy serve people?
Legions of political philosophers have written countless volumes on the subject of communities and their governance. The colours of their beliefs and theories put the brightest rainbow to shame, but one aspect on which reasonable political philosophers will agree is that a modern democratic political community cannot be...
UPDATED: Missing girls from Vulcan Alta found
The missing girl's in the amber alert were found Wednesday near Boston Bar. See story. RCMP asking public to help find missing Vulcan girls RCMP in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan are on the lookout for two Vulcan, Alberta, girls believed were abducted by their noncustodial mother. The missing person case began Monday when ...
Canadian governments dole out billions in taxpayer-funded subsidies to businesses and beyond
The Fraser Institute From 1980 to 2009, federal, provincial and local governments in Canada doled out $683.9 billion in subsidies, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The study, Government Subsidies in Canada: A $684 Billion Price Tag,...
Winning ticket for Friday $50-million Lotto Max jackpot purchased in Toronto
Friday's $50-million Lotto Max jackpot was won by a lone person purchasing a ticket in Toronto. However, someone in Vanderhoof is $1 Million richer as one of the four winning MaxMillions prize tickets was pulled in the BC Interior. The winning numbers for Friday's Lotto Max were 5,7,29,35,39,41 and 49 with a bonus of 14. The...
Ktunaxa Nation to appeal BC Supreme Court ruling
The Ktunaxa Nation announced Monday that it is appealing the April 3 Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling about the proposed all season ski resort development in the Jumbo Glacier area known to the Ktunaxa as Qat'muk. To the dismay of the Ktunaxa, the court found that the resort would not cause significant interference ...
