Category Archives: British Columbia
One person dead in Cariboo shooting
100 MILE HOUSE , B.C. - RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating a shooting in Lone Butte, between 100 Mile House and Little Fort. RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says police were called to a h...
Oct 29, 2017
Man dead after driving wrong way on the Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - A Lower Mainland man is dead after driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla Highway early Saturday morning. Central Interior Traffic Services Sergeant Mike Pears says a man was driving ...
Oct 28, 2017
B.C. local governments, police want money to enforce new pot laws
VANCOUVER - Police departments and local governments are asking British Columbia for a cut of marijuana revenues as the province crafts regulations for legalized pot. The provincial government asked f...
Oct 28, 2017
B.C. finance minister says double-A credit rating sign of continued stability
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Finance Minister Carole James says Dominion Bond Rating Service has confirmed the province's double-A high credit rating, maintaining the rate the province has held since...
Oct 28, 2017
Kinder Morgan appeals to energy board over permit delays for pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (TSX:KML) wants the National Energy Board to clear the way for work on the Burnaby, B.C., portion of its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. A statement re...
Oct 28, 2017
Man charged after woman allegedly threatened in B.C. gets new court date
VERNON, B.C. - The lawyer for a man who was charged after police issued a warning to the public and female sex workers in British Columbia's Okanagan region says her client's case was put over to next...
Oct 28, 2017
B.C. moves to stop landlords from flipping tenants, hiking rent between leases
VICTORIA - The B.C. government wants to close a loophole that allows landlords to bypass annual rent controls by flipping tenants and imposing larger rent hikes between leases. Housing Minister Selina...
Oct 27, 2017
B.C. must help children and youth in care achieve academic success: report
VANCOUVER - More educational support is needed in British Columbia for children in government care so youths who have often suffered trauma in early life have a better chance of graduating high school...
Oct 27, 2017
Teck thriving, but Highland Valley output down in Q3
VANCOUVER - Third quarter results released by Teck Resources today suggest a down quarter for Highland Valley Copper in Logan Lake, but a positive period for the parent company. Teck turned a $621 mil...
Oct 26, 2017
Charges laid in 2016 Vernon crash that killed two women
VERNON, B.C. - A crash in Vernon that killed two women in 2016, has resulted in 12 charges against the alleged driver. Travis Dustin Fox of Armstrong - born in 1995 - made his first court appearance t...
Oct 26, 2017
