Evacuation order lifted for Slocan Valley
Those evacuated from their homes as a result of the jet fuel spill in the Central Kootenay region can return home.This according to the Central Kootenay Regional District, which also says Highway 6 is...
View ArticleSurrey teen facing charges for selling brass knuckles
A 17 year old surrey boy is facing charges after he was arrested for selling brass knuckles along a skytrain route.The teen was arrested earlier this week by transit police.They were following a crime...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspect in Nanaimo stabbing
Another stabbing today, this time in Nanaimo.RCMP are searching for a suspect after two men in their twenties were stabbed early this morning.Police found the two men around 3:30 during a patrol near...
View ArticleFireworks draw over 250,000 people to Vancouver
Over 250,000 people came out to watch the Celebration of Light in downtown Vancouver last night.The United Kingdom put on a James Bond themed fireworks show.David Lightfoot, visiting from Washington,...
View ArticleCab shot at in Surrey
It was a scary night for a cab driver in Surrey last night.RCMP say a car pulled up next to the cab, on the passenger side, and fired a gunshot. Mounties say the bullet went in and out through the...
View ArticleWoman suspected in downtown Vancouver stabbing arrested
A woman accused of stabbing another woman in downtown Vancouver yesterday afternoon, has been arrested.Police say the 36-year-old suspect stabbed the woman near Homer and Dunsmuir Street.They say the...
View ArticleBear welfare group says homeowner habits need to change
They may be covered in fur, but Metro Vancouver's warm weather isn't making the bears hide out in the shade. "There are a couple of bears that are about to be taken out, unless we can get some...
View ArticleThree teens come forward after hit-and-run in Abbotsford
Three teenaged boys have turned themselves in to Abbotsford Police after yesterday's hit and run at George Ferguson Way and Gladwin Road.All three were in the company of their parents when they arrived...
View ArticleSlocan Valley clean-up underway
A water ban is in place indefinitely as officials study the impacts of Friday's jet fuel spill in the Slocan Valley.While most of the 35-thousand litres of spilled fuel has vaporized the interior...
View ArticleUPDATES: Fire crews battle "aggressive" wildfire
An evacuation alert is in effect as fire crews battle an aggressive wildfire 5 kilometers southwest of Okanagan Falls.12 homes, located near the 50 hectare blaze, are under the alert.Fire officials say...
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