Barriere RCMP appeal to public for clues after bloodied rug dropped off at detachment

The Barrier RCMP is hosting an online survey as well as a meet and greet so the community can be part of determining strategic priorities for the detachment. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake RCMP)
Police received a rug soiled with human blood, but don’t know where it came from or whose blood it is
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More than 100 community members showed up to Planet Ice in Maple Ridge on April 1 to watch the live announcement of who won the Kraft Hockeyville 2023 contest. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

B.C. arena loses Kraft Hockeyville 2023 contest
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support Doreen Koch, 92, of Lumby, who has spent over $100,000 in legal fees fighting for the right to own her property after her son signed a contract to sell the property before dying of liver failure in 2020. (GoFundMe photo)

B.C. senior in legal battle over property
Washington state bill to legalize psychedelics stalls, but pilot program still possible

Washington state bill to legalize psychedelics stalls, but pilot program still possible
Tourism shot up in 2022, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels: StatCan

Tourism shot up in 2022, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels: StatCan

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Ezequiel Carrera makes a diving catch to rob Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe of a hit in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 20, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Ezequiel Carrera makes a diving catch to rob Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe of a hit in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 20, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

THE MOJ: Friday nights at the Marpole Flying Club and the joys of fantasy baseball
A BC Ferries vessel approaches the Saltery Bay terminal on the Sunshine Coast. (John McKinley file)

BC Ferries fares could climb 9.2 per cent each of the next 4 years, CEO says they won’t
Gareth Rees, commercial and program relations for Rugby Canada speaking at the announcement alongside Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson and Rugby Canada men’s team member Jake Thiel. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

B.C. picked to host Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in August
Two hundred and fifteen pairs of children’s shoes are placed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery n Vancouver on Friday, May 28, 2021, as a memorial to children who did not return from residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s shoe memorial
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The New Westminster Police Departments says it’s seeing an increase in the number of men and young boys being targeted by a sextortion scam. (Credit: Pixabay)

Men, young boys increasingly targeted by sextortion scams, B.C. police warn

B.C. sex workers are preparing for their busy season, which can be dangerous. (Unsplash)

Sex trade workers, outreach organizations prepare for busy Kelowna tourist season

B.C.’s cattle ranching industry has welcomed additional funding for veterinary training. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. to spend $22M to give boost to number of veterinarians

The Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 have been issued a special weather statement as they are expecting 25 centimetres on snow on Friday, March 31. (DriveBC)

‘Heavy, late-season snowfall’: Coquihalla, Highway 3 issued special weather statement

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Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad is the new leader of the Conservative Party of BC, the party announced Friday. (Photo courtesy ofJohn Lehmann)

New BC Conservative leader John Rustad says nobody will ‘outwork’ him

Rustad becomes leader of the party he joined 43 days ago

Davin Cochrane, 31, was shot by police in North Cowichan on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Facebook photo)

B.C. man shot twice by RCMP while driving stolen skid steer critical but stable: father

Michael Cochrane provides update on son’s condition via Facebook after Vancouver Island incident

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Community
Ashcroft and District Hospice Society members Nancy White (l) and Shirley Holowchuk at the Ashcroft post office in December 2022 with the society’s Memory Tree. (Photo credit: Deb Tedford)

Hospice Society volunteers provide comfort, peace of mind

‘It’s not just about the final days, but about the journey’

Cache Creek Junior Firefighter Emma Gross and Fire Chief Tom Moe get a group hug from Mrs. Pigeon’s Cache Creek Elementary Grade 2/3 class on a recent visit, where the students had a very special surprise for the pair. (Photo credit: Nicole Pigeon)

Students bring Christmas spirit to Cache Creek firefighters

Cache Creek Grade 2/3 class visited the fire hall last week with a very special surprise

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Obituaries

Murray Glover

Feb 9th, 2023

Edward Kraus

Dec 30th, 2022

James Robert Walch

Dec 18th, 2022

Wayne Patrick Henry Richards

Nov 8th, 2022

Arnold Ward

Nov 1st, 2022

Betty-Jean Penman

Oct 29th, 2022

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Entertainment
Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson,left, as she walks out of the courtroom following the reading of the verdict in their lawsuit trial, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow won her court battle over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah ski resort after a jury decided Thursday that the movie star wasn’t at fault for the crash. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1

Actress wins her court case, but she also may have scored in the court of public opinion

Terry Sanderson, the Utah man suing Gwyneth Paltrow, testifies, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Sanderson accuses Paltrow of crashing into him on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial ends, jury deliberates

Who hit who a question as 76-year-old man’s suit actress hits deliberation stage

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Jogging our memory, at one point in time during the pandemic, we had travelling vaccination centres – like this bus that stopped in neighbouring Pitt Meadows – so everyone who wanted to, could receive their shot. (Black Press Media files)

PAINFUL TRUTH: Do COVID’s origins matter?

In this week’s column, Matthew Claxton says it doesn’t really matter much where this virus came from

Paintings do furnish a room, and brighten up otherwise empty wall space at the <em>Journal</em> office, as with this accidental series of landscapes. (Photo credit: Barbara Roden)

The Editor’s Desk: Oops, I did it again

I just might have purchased another half-dozen paintings by local artists. Where to put them?

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Kelowna’s Lakehouse Home Store has opened Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School with Lakehouse’s culinary director, Chef Bernard Casavant. Darren Hull photo

Romancing the stove

Date night at Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School

    January 17, 2023 -Cory Landels and Laura Berlanda stand outside their Common Foundry stationary and pen shop on Wallace Street in Nanaimo . Don Denton photo

    Worth writing home about

    Nanaimo store offers curated collection of stationery treasures

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