A Kelowna man has been arrested in Ontario in relation to a hate crime investigation in B-C.
Police say the 41-year-old man is facing charges including public incitement of hatred and advocating or promoting genocide.
The man was arrested this week in Kenora, Ontario by local police, and Mounties say they will work to bring the suspect back to B-C to face charges.
Mounties say the investigation on the case began on June 11th, 2024, in the Kelowna area but did not provide additional details.
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the capital gains tax was made in response to Donald Trump's election in the United States. Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal party and the next prime minister.
Construction is underway on additional student housing on the Vancouver Island University campus in Nanaimo. BC's Ministry of Post-Secondary Education says the addition will provide 266 new beds along with study rooms, lounge areas, shared kitchens and a 200-seat dining hall.
A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting in British Columbia's northeast that left one person dead and another injured. Mounties in Dawson Creek say a 23-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody pending a court appearance Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump told an elite global audience today that he is going to ask the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil. He made the comments in a wide-ranging address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that shortchanged caregivers of children with disabilities to the tune of more than $1 million in federal funding.
Mounties in Hope say two recreational vehicles were destroyed in a fire that also damaged two others last night. They say officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to the fire in the area of the American Creek Forest Service Road.