Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.’s Greens put ride-hailing on legislature agenda with private member’s bill
VICTORIA - The Green party is taking its third run at bringing ride-hailing to British Columbia, tabling a private member's bill to pave the way for transportation companies like Uber and Lyft. Green ...
Oct 19, 2017
B.C. wineries join New Brunswick beer drinker in high court scrap over trade
VICTORIA - Complaints from British Columbia wine industry over interprovincial trade barriers will be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada as part of an appeal of a cross-border beer dispute in New Br...
Oct 19, 2017
Vehicle and dog found, but PG woman still missing near Ashcroft
PRINCE GEORGE - The mystery surrounding a missing Prince George woman has deepened after her dog and vehicle were found near Ashcroft. According to RCMP in that northern BC city, 61 year old Jenny Lyn...
Oct 19, 2017
Crews access part of B.C. arena after ammonia leak
FERNIE, B.C. - Emergency crews gained access to part of an arena in Fernie, B.C., on Wednesday more than 24 hours after three workers died following an ammonia leak while emergency maintenance was bei...
Oct 19, 2017
Amazon HQ2 would ‘fundamentally alter’ potential Canadian city candidates
VANCOUVER - It's like a technology-themed reality TV dating show. Suitor Amazon is on the hunt for a North American city to house what it calls HQ2: a second headquarters. The ideal match will tick of...
Oct 19, 2017
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Highway 97
PRINCE GEORGE - A small plane has made an emergency landing approximately 50 kilometres north of Prince George on Highway 97. Police say the pilot called 911 to ask for assistance to block the highway...
Oct 19, 2017
Loaded rifle and ammo seized near Williams Lake
KAMLOOPS - A female is in police custody after a loaded rifle and ammunition was seized near Williams Lake. On Oct. 13 at around 7 p.m., Mounties targeted and stopped “a known subject” nea...
Oct 18, 2017
Marijuana rules will be ‘a work in progress,’ Vancouver councillor
VANCOUVER - The looming deadline for legalized marijuana has local governments in British Columbia crafting wish lists for provincial legislation, from where pot should be grown to how it should be so...
Oct 18, 2017
B.C. mayor says workers were doing maintenance when killed at Fernie hockey rink
FERNIE, B.C. - The mayor of a small city in southeastern British Columbia says three workers were doing routine maintenance at the ice rink when they were killed by a suspected ammonia leak. Fernie Ma...
Oct 18, 2017
Missing vehicle believed found in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE - A vehicle being sought in relation to a weekend homicide in southwest Calgary was located Tuesday in Revelstoke, B.C. Calgary police had earlier released a photo of a suspect, 32-year-old...
Oct 18, 2017
