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City of Penticton lifts evacuation order for homes threatened by precarious rock

City of Penticton lifts evacuation order for homes threatened by precarious rock

PENTICTON, B.C. — The City of Penticton, B.C., says it's lifting an evacuation order for 25 homes in a mobile home park that were threatened by a potential rock slide.
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Jewish association wants Vancouver pro-Palestine group banned

Jewish association wants Vancouver pro-Palestine group banned

Samidoun opposes Canada's 2002 designation of Hamas as a terrorist group.
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B.C. minister's memo on 'big and shiny' affordability plan lands in Opposition hands

B.C. minister's memo on 'big and shiny' affordability plan lands in Opposition hands

VICTORIA — A British Columbia cabinet minister says she mistakenly dropped a memo to herself describing a "big and shiny" affordability measure that mysteriously ended up in the hands of the Opposition BC United party.
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'Unacceptable' illicit substances found in air at Victoria supportive housing facility

'Unacceptable' illicit substances found in air at Victoria supportive housing facility

Cool Aid, which operates the Tally Ho facility on Douglas Street, says measures are being put in place to reduce the smoke and protect staff
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B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture claims 10 properties owned by alleged drug dealer

B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture claims 10 properties owned by alleged drug dealer

VICTORIA — The B.C. government wants 10 properties in Prince George forfeited for their alleged use in a years-long drug trafficking operation. The province's Director of Civil Forfeiture claims in a lawsuit filed in B.C.
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Shots fired twice in two days in Surrey business complex

Shots fired twice in two days in Surrey business complex

Two recent incidents at the same place raises public concern, police say.
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Coast Guard response continues at site of sunken ferry

Coast Guard response continues at site of sunken ferry

A containment area has been maintained since the R.J. Breadner sank in Sechelt Inlet on Nov. 4
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Woman charged with dangerous driving in West Van's wrong-way motorhome crash

Woman charged with dangerous driving in West Van's wrong-way motorhome crash

Police have not indicated why the driver was going the wrong way on Highway 1 in West Vancouver
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Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars from feds to grow transit

Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars from feds to grow transit

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from the federal government in order to improve transit.
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Automatic gunfire, armed soldiers in Vancouver this weekend for urban training

Automatic gunfire, armed soldiers in Vancouver this weekend for urban training

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver-based light infantry unit of the Canadian Army is asking residents to not be alarmed if they hear automatic gunfire this weekend around the site of the former Molson-Coors brewery.
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