On Saturday, May 2nd, while conducting pro-active patrols Agassiz RCMP, arrested two males with a stolen truck. At approximately 10:26 p.m., a police officer observed a truck parked in the boat launch parking lot on Esplanade Avenue. The truck did not have a boat trailer attached. Upon investigation the licence plate had an...

Everyone who forgot to play Friday's Lotto Max will be happy to know that no one has the winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot. That means the mega jackpot will be up for grabs Friday (May 9). Two of the MaxMillions prizes of $1 million offered with a ticket being pulled by someone in Ontario. In BC, the Extra number for...

B.C. health care workers have delivered an overwhelming strike mandate to back their negotiating team’s bid to secure a fair and respectful collective agreement with health employers. Members of the 11 unions that form the Facilities Bargaining Association voted 96 per cent in favour of strike action after a month of balloting...

Premier Christy Clark delivered the following statement in the legislature following the tragedy at Western Forest Products Mill in Nanaimo: Madam Speaker, Earlier today (April 30), a horrible tragedy took place in Nanaimo. Police were called to the Western Forest Products Mill in response to calls about a shooting. The RCMP...

The Fraser Institute As tax deadline day approaches, a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank, finds that Canadians spend billions complying with the personal income tax system. The study, based on survey responses from tax-filing Canadians, measures the...

Over the past week, several high school students in North Vancouver became sick from eating pot-infused edibles. The grade ten students from two separate high schools became sick enough for one of them to be taken to the hospital while the other went home.  What is becoming more common, and available to children, are food...

IntegrityBC has reviewed 660 applications to the Agricultural Land Commission filed in the Kootenay district, following comments from Bill Bennett, Minister Responsible for the Core Review, that the proposed changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve are the result of listening to his constituents. “Based on Bennett's claims ...

Crews from the Wildfire Management Branch’s Southeast Fire Centre have responded to seven wildfires since the beginning of April — all of which were human-caused and the result of poorly planned open burning. These incidents serve to remind the public to remain vigilant when lighting any open fires and ensure that they are ...

Parents will no longer need to have a barrier between them and children in order to enjoy a cool one at festivals after Attorney General and Minister of Justice announced changes to BC liquor laws Saturday. In government press release Attorney General Suzanne Anton said parents will be able to enjoy a beverage and explore the...

Penticton RCMP have opened an active investigation after a body turned up Friday in a channel of water on the outskirts OK Falls Friday morning. Penticton RCMP received a call at 9 a.m. Friday of a male floating in the channel in OK Falls. The body of a 24-year-old Alberta man was recovered from the water. The death has been...