KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A 41-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in Kamloops, B.C., after the city's only homicide of the year.
The RCMP found a woman's body while responding to a call on Tuesday afternoon.
Christopher Frank Butler has appeared in court and will remain in custody until his next appearance on Jan. 12.
Court documents identify the victim as Deanne Wheeler.
Police have released little information about the case.
VICTORIA — A $200,000 contract has been awarded to a Colorado-based company to study the feasibility of linking Gabriola Island and Vancouver Island by bridge.
BC Ferries says its customers should have the opportunity to access an airline-style reservation system to book discounted fares online at off-peak travel times.
VANCOUVER — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two more farms have been placed under quarantine due to avian influenza in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An officer who was shot during a traffic stop in Kamloops, B.C., is in critical but stable condition and has provided Mounties with helpful information, says a senior Mountie.
TORONTO — Against a backdrop of Canada's rapidly aging population, two reports are calling for a revamping of government drug insurance plans for seniors, but the solutions they serve up are strikingly different.
Two adults and three children in Vancouver have been taken to hospital with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.