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Phone lines are down at the City of Penticton
All the phone lines to the City of Penticton aren't working today. The City is…
Hello? This dirt-road pay phone in Shuswap keeps people talking
An old pay phone is installed in the dirt 26.5 kilometres up the Seymour Main…
Dramatic videos depict what could happen if you dial 9-1-1 by mistake in B.C.
One fifth of 9-1-1 calls in B.C. are made by accident, and many of those…
Cellphones of British Columbia all beeped at the same time this afternoon
In order to test a mass warning system called Alert Ready, British Columbians were among…
RCMP issue warning about bill collection fraud making rounds in B.C.
Police in Barriere have been getting so many reports about the latest bill collection phone…
UPDATE: Latest phone scam involves Okanagan Library overdue fees
DON'T GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE OKANAGAN – The Okanagan Regional Library is…
Two suspects arrested after Kamloops robbery involving a machete
KAMLOOPS – Two suspects in the robbery involving a machete have been arrested and the…
RCMP issue warning over persistent phone scammers in the Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Residents are being reminded to watch for red flags if they get a call from someone claiming to be from Revenue Canada. Clues the call may be a scam include getting pressured by the person to pay taxes immediately over the phone, or being threatened that police will come and arrest them if...
Police warn of overseas phone scam
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – RCMP are warning the public about a telephone scam in which the caller pretends to be an officer threatening arrest and deportation if a financial penalty is not paid. The caller claims to be with the revenue department of the RCMP – a department that doesn’t exist. The Kamloops detachment received reports of...