Category Archives: British Columbia
D-Day for site C dam
VICTORIA - The fate of the controversial Site C dam is expected to be revealed this morning. Premier John Horgan is set to announce whether the province will continue work on the 8.3-billion dollar hy...
Dec 11, 2017
Horgan to announce Site C decision tomorrow
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Premier John Horgan is scheduled to announce the Site C decision tomorrow. In a press release sent out this afternoon Horgan says the announcement will follow a ‘lock-up’...
Dec 10, 2017
Teachers wanted: B.C. at 'crisis' point in effort to fill jobs, jobs, jobs
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Teachers have their pick of jobs in British Columbia, but the head of their union warns that some students are going without their specially trained educators who are covering substi...
Dec 10, 2017
Dozens hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at Delta, B.C., farm
DELTA, B.C. - Dozens of people were rushed to hospital Saturday night, some in critical condition, after they were exposed to carbon monoxide at a farm in Delta, B.C.. BC Emergency Health Services twe...
Dec 10, 2017
Province announces new rules to protect renters
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Renters are celebrating changes to the Residential Tenancy Regulation that go into effect Monday. On behalf of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson, Vancouver-West ...
Dec 09, 2017
Dog makes grim discovery of human foot in shoe on Vancouver Island beach
SOOKE, B.C. - Another human foot has been found on British Columbia’s coastline, the latest in more than a dozen such grim discoveries over the past decade. RCMP say a man was out for walk Thurs...
Dec 09, 2017
Vancouver fire crews responded to more than 6,000 overdose calls this year
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Firefighters have responded to more than 6,000 overdose calls this year, a 28 per cent increase over last year with a month remaining in 2017. Mayor Gregor Robertson says the numbers...
Dec 09, 2017
B.C. Startups To Gain Support Across Borders
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The B.C. government has signed on to the Cascadia Venture Acceleration Network that connects nearly 50 technology, research and investment partners in the Pacific Northwest. Jobs, Tr...
Dec 09, 2017
City of Prince George revamping wildfire plan
PRINCE GEORGE - The unprecedented wildfire season this past summer has many municipalities looking at their Community Wildfire Protection Plans. The province mandated those plans following the Kelowna...
Dec 08, 2017
BC Wildfire report into Elephant Hill fire to be submitted to RCMP in early 2018
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says it will likely be early in 2018 before investigators have wrapped up their reports into this summer’s massive Elephant Hill wildfire. The blaze began near...
Dec 08, 2017
