BC News

Northern B.C. duo named to best songs of 2023 list

“I Got Paid Today” by the Snotty Nose Rez Kids made a list that includes big names like Taylor Swift, Drake, Morgan Wallen and Metallica.

Dec 14, 2023 5:56 AM Read more >

UVic job posting for Black candidates only draws backlash

The posting is for a full-time assistant professor in the university’s school of music

Dec 14, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Hearing to decide if Nanaimo man not criminally responsible for murder of Victoria woman

Simon Baker, 23, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Denise Allick on June 20, 2022

Dec 13, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

LNG Canada project in Kitimat to begin startup in 2024

The project is 85% complete, but will take more than a year to start up and test

Dec 13, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Heiltsuk Nation man, granddaughter continue to seek in-person apology from Vancouver constables over BMO incident

Maxwell Johnson: ‘There is a hole in me right now, as my family, my people, and my culture are being disrespected and cast aside.’

Dec 13, 2023 8:10 AM Read more >

Kamloops drug dealer with 'enduring commitment' to criminal lifestyle gets day parole

Jeffrey Kerr Milne, 54, was sentenced in April of 2022 after pleading guilty to four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Dec 13, 2023 4:47 AM Read more >

Okanagan drug dealer sentenced to 18 months for fentanyl, meth trafficking

Michael Trehearne was found guilty last year of possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. His sentencing was delayed, however, after he failed to attend.

Dec 13, 2023 4:14 AM Read more >

Public’s faith in law and order deteriorating, northern B.C. mayor says

The deterioration of society is related to drug addiction and mental illness, and the "inability of the justice system to hold anyone accountable in a meaningful way,” says Mayor Lilia Hansen in a letter to the Minister of Public Safety.

Dec 13, 2023 3:28 AM Read more >

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 >

High school in Langford community centre gets First Nation name

The school in Eagle Ridge Community Centre, attended by students in athletic and arts programs, will now be known as QELEṈSEN Á, LEṈ

Dec 12, 2023 9:00 PM Read more >