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B.C. man pleads guilty again to setting fire to ex-partner's home

B.C. man pleads guilty again to setting fire to ex-partner's home

Grayson Jefferson, 37, was back in Kelowna court Thursday morning to plead guilty to arson damaging a property.
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B.C. man who injured cyclist in rock attack won't have criminal record, judge rules

B.C. man who injured cyclist in rock attack won't have criminal record, judge rules

Tyson Gregory Pentney, 29, pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court on Thursday to one count of assault with a weapon.
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Twenty people arrested in three-day shoplifting crackdown at Johnson Street store

Twenty people arrested in three-day shoplifting crackdown at Johnson Street store

More than $25,000 in merchandise stolen from one retailer was recovered
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Judge allows new evidence into extradition case for ex-Mexican general

Judge allows new evidence into extradition case for ex-Mexican general

The former general fled to British Columbia four years ago and is living in the Burquitlam area of Coquitlam
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Burnaby apartment building owner loses appeal over $6M foreign buyer's tax bill

Burnaby apartment building owner loses appeal over $6M foreign buyer's tax bill

The numbered company that acquired a lowrise apartment building at 5978 Wilson Ave. in Metrotown in 2018 has lost a bid to have a $6-million foreign buyer's tax bill overturned.
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B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is moving to protect more old-growth forests and critical habitat with a type of crowd-source funding. Premier David Eby says the government will work with the independent B.C.
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'Unpredictable' morning rush hour near YVR frustrates commuters

'Unpredictable' morning rush hour near YVR frustrates commuters

Motorists jumping the queue to get on Arthur Laing Bridge cause further traffic delays: Richmond driver
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Body found at Langley, B.C., building explosion not a homicide: police

Body found at Langley, B.C., building explosion not a homicide: police

LANGLEY, B.C. — Investigators have determined that a body found at the scene of an explosion in Langley, B.C., was not murder.
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Photos: RCMP renews calls for help after Hazel Trembath Elementary fire

Photos: RCMP renews calls for help after Hazel Trembath Elementary fire

Determining the cause of blaze will take "several months" to investigate, police say, as flares and hotspots proved difficult to collect evidence at the Port Coquitlam school.
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Kamloops city hall releases recording of mayor and city manager

Kamloops city hall releases recording of mayor and city manager

Hamer-Jackson is not alleged to have violated any laws, which allow recording of a private conversation if only one party consents.
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