B.C. News

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A former British Columbia politician who stepped away from provincial politics two years ago is ready to return, but this time he hopes to run federally. Former B.C.

Kelowna’s Gyro Beach was closed after a body was found floating in Okanagan Lake on Sunday. In a statement, Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey of the Kelowna RCMP said police were called to the beach, along Lakeshore Road, at 2:23 p.m.

Police say dozens of people were injured, some critically, when the second storey deck of a home in Langley collapsed Friday evening during a wedding celebration. RCMP Cpl. Craig Van Herk said 911 calls started flooding in around 5:45 p.m.

An airliner travelling from Vancouver to Chicago made an emergency landing Friday afternoon in Seattle after a tire blew out during takeoff.

VANCOUVER — Pemberton professional skier Dave Treadway has died after falling into a crevasse off Rhododendron Mountain.

PENTICTON — A former city employee described as a hard-working, civic-minded gentleman has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of daytime shootings that terrorized people in Penticton. Dan McLaughlin of the B.C.

SURREY — Police have identified the 30-year-old man gunned down in a Surrey townhouse complex on Tuesday evening.

VANCOUVER — Homicide investigators have released images of the vehicle belonging to Ngoc Mai (Anita) Nguyen, the victim of a targeted shooting in North Vancouver last week.

Small herds of deer roam freely at the Figueiras Mobile Home Park for seniors in Penticton, feeding on trees and gardens, and leaving bucketloads of droppings in their wake.

Ester Spye finally moved into her new home in October, 14 months after a relentless 2017 wildfire blew through the Ashcroft Indian Band, forcing residents to flee and devouring nine houses.