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Unauthorized Whistler bear-viewing tours putting grizzlies at risk, Lil’wat Nation says

Unauthorized Whistler bear-viewing tours putting grizzlies at risk, Lil’wat Nation says

Experts are concerned the bears have become too accustomed to humans
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B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park

VICTORIA — The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday after an agreement between the provincial government and the two local First Nations that had stopped visitors in August.
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Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings

Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide detectives have identified two people found dead in a home in rural Chilliwack, B.C., on Wednesday and say an elderly suspect has been charged.
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Chilliwack residents killed by neighbour: police

Chilliwack residents killed by neighbour: police

An 83-year-old man has been charged.
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Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods

Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a "huge step" toward "housing attainability" by approving multiplex units in single-family neighbourhoods, but critics of the plan argue the step is little more than a shuffle.
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Okanagan youth ‘remorseful’ for racist sign

Okanagan youth ‘remorseful’ for racist sign

"He recognized that he did something that caused harm to people. And that it's not a joke, it's not a prank, and that he made a mistake."
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No jail time for Kamloops man for beating up six-year-old boy

No jail time for Kamloops man for beating up six-year-old boy

Bradley Kenneth Buchner, 27, received a six-month conditional sentence order to be followed by 18 months of probation.
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Okanagan home listed for $10M headed to auction over unpaid taxes

Okanagan home listed for $10M headed to auction over unpaid taxes

An Okanagan lakefront home currently listed for over $10 million could be yours for much less if the owner continues to fail to pay his property taxes.
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Canada's first supervised drug injection site celebrates 20 years

Canada's first supervised drug injection site celebrates 20 years

Insite on East Hastings Street in Vancouver was North America's only legal facility when it opened in September 2003.
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Update: Missing Prince George teenager found safe

Update: Missing Prince George teenager found safe

Keira Hall had been last seen in downtown Prince George in the early evening of Tuesday, September 12
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