Category Archives: British Columbia
Mother dog, 9 puppies doing well after being found in sealed box at B.C. dump
QUESNEL, B.C. - A year-old border collie-husky mix and her nine, week-old puppies are doing well after being rescued from a sealed box dumped at a central British Columbia landfill. The BC SPCA says i...
Jun 11, 2019
Victoria council mulls demolition of what's left of fire-ravaged Plaza Hotel
VICTORIA - Councillors in Victoria are being asked to authorize demolition of what remains of the Plaza Hotel after a fire that burned for four days in the city's downtown last month. T...
Jun 11, 2019
Canfor to curtail operations at all but one of its sawmills in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is curtailing operations at all of its British Columbia sawmills, except its WynnWood operations, due to poor lumber markets. The company says a majority of the mills will be ...
Jun 11, 2019
Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...
Jun 10, 2019
After Vavenby closure, Canfor announces curtailments at most other B.C. mills
VANCOUVER - On the heels of a decision to shutter its Vavenby sawmill, Canfor says it is curtailing production at the rest of its mills in B.C, save for one.The company says the majority of its mills ...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mother dog and nine puppies found in sealed box in B.C. dump
QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. SPCA is trying to find the person who abandoned a mother dog and her litter of puppies in a sealed box at the Puntzi Lake landfill.According to the SPCA, the animals were foun...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: BC SPCA
Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot will be record breaking
KAMLOOPS - What would you do with $65 million?For the first time ever, that amount of cash is up for grabs in Tuesday's (June 11) Lotto Max draw. In addition, there are 10 Maxmillion prizes being offe...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: Maksim Kamyshanskii | Dreamstime.com
Fisherman swept away in Kitimat River
KITIMAT, B.C. - The search is on for a fisherman who was swept away in the Kitimat River over the weekend.Kitimat RCMP Cst. Kurtis Fink says the incident occurred just before 6:00 p.m. on Saturday nig...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Genocide against Indigenous women and girls 'obvious,' says chief commissioner
VANCOUVER - The chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls says the final report has started difficult conversations, but Canada must know the trut...
Jun 10, 2019
More funding for small business owners impacted by 2018 wildfires
VICTORIA - Small business owners in northwest B.C. will be receiving more funding for wildfire recovery.The province says in a news release that owners who suffered financial and business losses follo...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
