Jennifer Cole says the decision to set up a lottery subscription on BCLC’s PlayNow.com in May was one of the best of her life. After all, she won a life-changing $31-million jackpot just months later from the July 8, 2022, Lotto Max draw. "I heard that the jackpot was won on PlayNow.com, so I logged on to my account," recalled Cole of the moment she found out that she won the largest lottery prize ever awarded from a ticket purchased on PlayNow.com. "When I saw the number in my account, it was a lot more than expected." The West Kelowna resident first told her family of the win. "My family i

The BC RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident near Kamloops where one man has died. On Sunday August 14, 2022, at approximately 5:20 p.m., 9-1-1 operators received a call from a woman asking for help from what reportedly sounded like vehicle. A short time later a second call was received reporting an erratic driver on the Trans Canada Highway, and a woman attempting to get out of the vehicle. At approximately 5:45 p.m., a third caller reported that a family member and a child had been abducted. Officers attended the scene and reporte

The investigation into the discovery of a deceased man after a house fire on August 11, 2022, is now being treated as a homicide. The deceased was found in a home located on Athletic St, in south Nanaimo. In order to further the investigation, the name of the deceased person is being released to the public. The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Trevor Stross, of no fixed address. Investigators have determined that Stross recently arrived in Nanaimo and was known to travel between Nanaimo and Victoria. If anyone had any recent interactions with Trevor Stross, please contact the Nanaim

Surrey trucker was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment for smuggling 33 Kg of methamphetamine into Canada from the U.S. On November 18, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) conducted a screening of a Canada-bound tractor-trailer at the Pacific Highway Border Crossing, and discovered 33 Kg of methamphetamine hidden inside the driver’s cabin. The driver was identified as Sarbjit Chahal of Surrey, BC, and was subsequently arrested by the BC RCMP Federal Serious & Organized Crime (FSOC) Border Integrity Team.Upon Health Canada’s confirmation that the seized illicit substances we

Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla has tested positive for COVID-19. He's already received four shots of his company's vaccine and says he is experiencing very mild symptoms. Bourla is also taking Pfizer's Paxlovid pill treatment and is isolating. He says he is confident of a quick recovery.

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their supporters opposed to a natural gas pipeline under construction in northern British Columbia are rallying in Vancouver as they near the end of a tour of several communities across Canada. The group walked across the Cambie Street bridge from city hall and a news advisory says they planned to rally in front of the CBC Vancouver building. The advisory says the event is part of a ``larger struggle to empower the Wet'suwet'en Nation'' against imminent drilling for the pipeline under a river, and to connect Indigenous communities grappling with the effects o

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms and will quarantine at home. It's the second time Austin has gotten the coronavirus. In a statement Monday, Austin, 69, said his is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. He said he'll quarantine for the next five days in accordance with CDC guidelines and ``will retain all authorities and plan to maintain my normal work schedule virtually from home.'' Austin said his last in-person contact with President Joe Biden was on July 29. Austin also had COVID in January.

The risk of wildfires in Alberta is on the rise as temperatures hover around 30 degrees Celsius in much of the province. There are 35 active wildfires across Alberta. The danger in the Calgary forest area, which runs along the eastern slopes of the Rockies but does not include the City of Calgary, remains high and all existing fire permits are suspended. Fire bans are also in effect for Banff, Canmore, Three Hills, Rocky View County, Foothills County, Cypress County, and Lethbridge's river valley. Last year, wildfires burned up 4.3 million hectares of Canadian forest.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday hoisted the national flag on the 76th Independence Day in a state-level function at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana. "My India Great Today, 75 years of independence of our country have been completed... I bow to the martyrs who made many sacrifices to liberate India... on the occasion of Independence Day, I wish all the Indians living abroad a very happy Independence Day," Mann tweeted. Earlier, PM Modi hoisted the tricolour at Red Fort on the occasion and addressed the nation. On his arrival in the Red Fort, the Prime Minister was received by Defenc