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.
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's criminal justice branch says no charges will be laid against two police officers involving separate allegations of use of force.
Surrey, BC – On Thursday, November 7, 2014, the Surrey Board of Trade recognized six of Surrey’s best businesses in a variety of different categories.
EDMONTON — Three of four passengers sent to hospital after an Air Canada Express flight appeared to trail sparks during an emergency landing at Edmonton International Airport have been released.
OTTAWA — Canada's latest labour-market survey says the economy generated 43,100 net new jobs in October and dropped the unemployment rate to 6.5 per cent, its lowest level since November 2008.
OTTAWA — "The prime minister and the finance minister in the past week haven't been able to say the words 'income splitting' in this House. They are running from their own policy. They clearly don't want to draw attention to the fact that 85 per cent of Canadian households get absolutely nothing from this plan." — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons, Nov. 5.
HANGZHOU, China — Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba hopes to sell 200,000 Canadian lobsters next week, its founder declared Friday — one dividend of Stephen Harper's ongoing effort to cultivate "pretty important" economic ties between the two countries.